Health Equity/Disparities Measures and Tools
Web ResourcesHealth Disparities Calculator
The Health Disparities Calculator is statistical software designed to generate multiple summary measures to evaluate and monitor health disparities (HD).
Diversity Data
The DiversityData project collects and disseminates data for diverse and equitable metropolitan areas. This project creates customized reports describing over 100 measures of diversity, opportunity, and quality of life for over three hundred metropolitan areas.
Articles
Watson, S. (2005). Equity measures and systems reform as tools for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care. New York: The Commonwealth Fund, (776). Retrieved from
Allen, C., Ammerman, A., Arline, S., Brown, D., Butler, D., Macgowan, C., & Mccarthy, W. (n.d.). Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1-84.