Disparities Data Action Group Summary December 16, 2005

2 Background Reducing/Eliminating Health and Disease Disparities Workgroup identified related action steps: 1.Build on lessons learned in minority health disparities project 2.Promote routine data collection of at least race, ethnicity, primary language, place of birth, disability status, and income level on all data gathered among Kansas residents; develop an operational definition for each standard data element 3.Promote use of technology to address data gaps and needs, opportunities to exchange data

3 Members who signed up to participate with this action step at the last meeting included…  Kansas African American Affairs Commission  Kansas Association of Local Health Departments  Kansas Public Health Association  Governor’s Office of Health Planning and Finance  Kansas Health Institute  Kansas Health Foundation  Kansas Hospital Association  Representative Delia Garcia, D – Wichita  Sunflower Foundation

4 Action Group Summary Recommendations 1. Promote routine data collection and reporting of at least race, ethnicity, primary language, place of birth, disability status, and income level on all data gathered among Kansas residents. Definitions Collection – OMB Collection – other Reporting See Action Group Summary handout for suggested steps under each recommendation.

5 Action Group Summary Recommendations 2. Engage communities – particularly under-represented groups – better and more comprehensively as data resources and consumers See Action Group Summary handout for suggested steps under each recommendation.

6 Action Group Summary Recommendations 3. Create system to monitor multiple health outcomes over the lifespan of Kansans. Overweight and obesity given as example. See Action Group Summary handout for suggested steps under each recommendation.

7 Action Group Summary Recommendations – Cross-Cutting Strategies Build on information gathered and lessons learned in minority health disparities project. Promote use of technology to address data gaps and needs, opportunities to exchange data. See Action Group Summary handout for suggested steps under each recommendation.

8 Healthy Kansans 2010 Review: Mission Statement Facilitate a coordinated statewide planning process to  Define health priorities and priority indicators addressing the comprehensive health continuum and  Develop an ongoing monitoring and review process

9 Healthy People 2010 Review  Overall Healthy People 2010 Goals 1.Increase Quality and Years of Healthy Life 2.Eliminate Health Disparities

10 Impact on the 10 Leading Health Indicators All of the 10 Leading Health Indicators have significant and multiple disparities among subpopulations See Lack Health Care Coverage handout

11 Why collect, report disparities data? Consistent and routine collection and reporting is essential for monitoring the health status of Kansans…  Targeting interventions  Reducing/eliminating disparities  Increasing quality and years of healthy life for all Kansans