2001 Summer Public Health Research Videoconference
on Minority Health

Abstracts, bibliography, citations, links


Current Needs and Current Issues in Minority Health Research
William Hobson, M.S.

  1. Racial and ethnic discrimination in health care settings
  2. News release and several related reports (see bottom of that page)

Naming Racism
Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

  1. The National League of Cities began the Campaign to Promote Racial Justice in March of 2000, to encourage local leaders across the country to engage their communities in exploring the issue of race and ethnic relations. Since the Undoing Racism rally in September of 2000, many other cities have joined the effort in order to raise awareness in their communities. The NLC has produced material that will help community leaders begin taking action on this agenda. These publications include: a newsletter briefly describing the campaign; a "Workbook for Participating Cities" which city officials can use; a "CitiesScan" booklet, which give examples of current programs and contact information for cities across the country; and an "Undoing Racism" video that highlights key points of the issue. The newsletter and workbook are downloadable online at www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/programs/race_and_ethnic_relations/index.cfm, and the "CitiesScan" booklet and "Undoing Racism" video can be ordered from the NLC by calling 202-626-3017. Additional information on the Campaign, the 2001 Racial Equality Day rally, and other NLC programs is on their web site, www.nlc.org.
  2. World Conference Against Racism (this link and others can be found on our Events page
  3. Epidemiology and minority populations - Statement of Principles from the American College of Epidemiology (other reports can be found on our Reports page
  4. Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI) (this link and other those of other organizations can be found from our links page
  5. Jones CP. "Race", racism, and the practice of epidemiology. Am J Epidemiol (in press).
  6. Cooper R, David R. The biological concept of race and its application to public health and epidemiology. J Health Politics Policy Law 1986; 11(1):97-116.
  7. Jones CP. Levels of Racism: Theoretical Framework and A Gardener's Tale. Am J Public Health 2000;90:1212-1215.
  8. Jones CP, LaVeist TA, Lillie-Blanton M. "Race" in the epidemiologic literature: An examination of the American Journal of Epidemiology, 1921-1990. Am J Epidemiol 1991; 134(10):1079-1084.
  9. Jones CP. Living beyond our "means": New methods for comparing distributions. Am J Epidemiol 1997; 146(12):1056-1066.
  10. Krieger N. Embodying inequality: A review of concepts, measures, and methods for studying health consequences of discrimination. Int J Health Services 1999; 29(2):295-352.
  11. Williams DR. Race and health: Basic questions, emerging directions. Ann Epidemiol 1997; 7(5):322-333.

New book: Racism in Medicine: An agenda for change, edited by Naaz Coker, June 2001, available from the King's Fund bookshop, 020-7307-2591 - see the commentary by Raj Bhopal, Racism in medicine: the spectre must be exorcised British Medical Journal 2001;322:1503-1504 (23 June, 2001)


Ethnographic Research at the U.S. Census Bureau: The Enumeration of Border Communities along the U.S. / Mexico Border during Census 2000
Manuel de la Puente, Ph.D.

  1. Final report of results from item nonresponse analysis for the Spanish language forms availability test
  2. An item nonresponse and log-linear analysis of the Spanish language forms availability test
  3. Using ethnography to explain why people are missed or erroneously included by the census: evidence from small area ethnographic studies
  4. Link to abstract and readings

Challenges and Controversies
Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.

Awaiting citations

Data on race and documents about classification

Recruitment Strategies for Minority Populations (rebroadcast from of Dr. Hodge's presentation in the 1999 Summer Public Health Videoconference on Minority Health)
Felicia Schanchne Hodge, Dr.P.H.

Abstract:

In general, recruitment strategies for nonminority populations, such as mass publicity campaigns, targeted mailings, and referrals from doctor's offices, have been employed to recruit minority populations as participants in public health research studies. However, these strategies have not proven effective in recruiting sufficient numbers of minorities as participants to allow for meaningful analysis of data by race/ethnicity. This session reviews the growing literature addressing cultural and economic barriers to the participation of minority populations in public health research, adds insight as to why such barriers exist, and suggests culturally sensitive, ethical, and effective strategies that researchers can use to recruit minority participants.

Suggested readings:

  1. Hodge FS. Tobacco control leadership in American Indian communities. In Tobacco and Health . Edited by K. Slama. New York: Plenum Press, 1995 (pp. 375-378).
  2. Hodge FS and Kipnis P. Demoralization: A useful concept for case management with Native Americans. In The Cross-Cultural Practice of Clinical Case Management in Mental Health. Edited by P. Manoleas. New York: Haworth Press, 1996 (pp. 79-98).
  3. Hodge FS, Fredericks L, and Rodriguez B. American Indian Women's Talking Circle: A Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Project. CANCER Supplement (1996); 78 (7):1592-1597.

Key web sites:

Submitted by Leslie L. Randall, RN, MPH, Epidemiologist, CDC Public Health Leadership Doctoral Fellow, Department of Maternal and Child Health, UNC School of Public Health:

     Conducting Research in Native Communities (session #2009)
      Sunday, October 21, 2001, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
      More information: www.apha.org/meetings/continuing_ed.htm


CENSUS 2000: Counting Immigrants, the Undocumented and non-English speakers
Glenn Magpantay, J.D.

  1. Census 2000
  2. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute

Principles for Appropriate Academic Research Partnerships
Aida Giachello, Ph.D. and Margaret Davis, R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P.

You can find links to many other organizations on our Links pages, including MANY non-governmental organizations

Awaiting more citations


Effective Community and University Partnerships for HIV/AIDS Research: What Works and Why?
Ralph J. DiClemente, Ph.D., Gina M. Wingood, M.P.H., Sc.D., Linda Felix

Awaiting citations


Not from the presenters but of interest regarding community-academic partnerships:

Cornell Cooperative Extension's satellite inservice, "Improving Lives and Communities through Participatory Action Research," which aired on June 14, will remain online for a short period at http://specevents.video.cornell.edu:8080/ramgen/PAR/par_stream.rm

This 90 minute video conference covers the different aspects of implementing Participatory Action Research in extension work, highlighted by case studies from extension projects in New York State.

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