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Presenting the Health Disparities Planning Process
(continued...)
Summary of Health Disparities
Findings (continued...)
African American, Latino and Asian adults are least likely
to report regular physical activity. Minority communities
also experience reduced access to both healthy fruits
and vegetables in their communities as well as reduced
neighborhood access to programs and resources for physical
activity. According to the CHIS 2001 report, African American
and Asian/Pacific Islander children and young adults are
most likely not to consume recommended portions of fresh
fruits and vegetables. Results from the Field Poll completed
in November 2003 show that nearly 4 in 10 Californians
rated their neighborhoods as fair, poor or very poor in
opportunities for children to get physical activity. This
was even higher among African American and Latino survey
respondents with 50% stating that their neighborhoods
presented inadequate opportunities for physical activity
for their children.
| California
5 A Day Fruit & Vegetable Consumption |
| Race
Ethnicity |
2
- 11 |
12
- 17 |
>18 |
| White
|
45.8 |
40.4 |
51.7 |
| Latino |
51.7 |
40.2 |
53.4 |
| Asian
& Pacific Islanders |
36.0 |
45.4 |
44.5 |
| African
American |
48.1 |
33.0 |
40.5 |
| American
Indian & Alaskan Native |
56.6 |
39.0 |
50.1 |
| Totals |
47.2 |
40.3 |
50.7 |
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Questions & Answers
Before moving into the next phase of the convening, the
discussion was opened up so that participants could raise
questions and share comments with the Cochairs of the
Expert Panel and CMA Foundation staff.
The first question asked related to how the success
of the health disparities planning process and the diabetes
disparities plan of action would be measured.
Foundation staff indicated that the process for determining
success is still being worked on by the Expert Panel.
What we do know is that one marker of success in the project
is how many linkages do we make - among ethnic physician
organization members, with community based organizations
and with advocacy and governmental organizations. We will
also track work at the community level to determine efforts
undertaken by ethnic physician organizations to address
diabetes health disparities in their communities. We will
also examine the impact the Network has on influencing
the policy process, at all levels of government.
As we evaluate the success of NEPO efforts to address
health disparities, the types of partnerships established
and sustained will be a key indicator for success. It
was acknowledged that it will be almost impossible to
draw a direct link between our efforts and any changes
in health disparities. Our measures will focus more on
process measures, on changes made in the delivery system
the results of individual health disparities programs
supported by the Network.
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