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C LASSIFICATION OF R ACE AND E THNICITY : Implications for Public Health*

C LASSIFICATION OF R ACE AND E THNICITY : Implications for Public Health* ▪ Abstract Emerging methods in the measurement of race and ethnicity have important implications for the field of public health. Traditionally, information on race and/or ethnicity has been integral to our understanding of the health issues affecting the U.S. population. We review some of the complexities created by new classification approaches made possible by the inclusion of multiple-race assessment in the U.S. Census and large health surveys. We discuss the importance of these classification decisions in understanding racial/ethnic health and health care access disparities. The trend toward increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the United States will put further pressure on the public health industry to develop consistent and useful approaches to racial/ethnic classifications. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Public Health Annual Reviews

C LASSIFICATION OF R ACE AND E THNICITY : Implications for Public Health*

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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 2003 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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0163-7525
eISSN
1545-2093
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10.1146/annurev.publhealth.24.100901.140927
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12668755
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▪ Abstract Emerging methods in the measurement of race and ethnicity have important implications for the field of public health. Traditionally, information on race and/or ethnicity has been integral to our understanding of the health issues affecting the U.S. population. We review some of the complexities created by new classification approaches made possible by the inclusion of multiple-race assessment in the U.S. Census and large health surveys. We discuss the importance of these classification decisions in understanding racial/ethnic health and health care access disparities. The trend toward increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the United States will put further pressure on the public health industry to develop consistent and useful approaches to racial/ethnic classifications.

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Annual Review of Public Health – Annual Reviews

Published: May 1, 2003

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