The Health Resources and Services Administration diversity data collection

Public Health Rep. 2014 Jan-Feb;129 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):51-6. doi: 10.1177/00333549141291S210.

Abstract

The Health Resources and Services Administration maintains a strong emphasis on increasing the diversity of the health-care workforce through its grant programs. Increasing the diversity of the workforce is important for reducing health disparities in the population caused by socioeconomic, geographic, and race/ethnicity factors because evidence suggests that minority health professionals are more likely to serve in areas with a high proportion of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups. The data show success in increasing the diversity of enrollees in five nursing programs.

MeSH terms

  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Female
  • Health Workforce / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data
  • Nursing / statistics & numerical data
  • Population Dynamics / statistics & numerical data
  • Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data
  • United States / epidemiology
  • United States Health Resources and Services Administration / organization & administration*
  • Vulnerable Populations / statistics & numerical data