State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities : Workshop Summary

Although efforts to reduce health disparities receive attention at the national level, information on the successes of state and local efforts are often not heard. On May 11, 2009, the Institute of Medicine held a public workshop to discuss the role of state and local policy initiatives to reduce health disparities. The workshop brought together stakeholders to learn more about what works in reducing health disparities and ways to focus on localized efforts when working to reduce health disparities.

Although efforts to reduce health disparities receive attention at the national level, information on the successes of state and local efforts are often not heard. On May 11, 2009, the Institute of Medicine held a public workshop to discuss the role of state and local policy initiatives to reduce health disparities. The workshop brought together stakeholders to learn more about what works in reducing health disparities and ways to focus on localized efforts when working to reduce health disparities. Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Changing the Conditions of Communities Where People Live3 The Phillips-Powderhorn Experience and the Allina Backyard Project4 Health Disparities in Great Britain and Massachusetts: Policy Solutions5 Reactor PanelAppendix A: A Time of Opportunity: Local Solutions to Reduce Inequities in Health and SafetyAppendix B: AgendaAppendix C: Speaker Biographical Sketches