Why does the Call For Proposals and Web site emphasize health care disparities and not simply health disparities?
Health care disparities refer specifically to disparities in how health care is delivered and the systems that influence delivery. Health disparities in general can mean many things, including disparities in access to health care and overall differences in health outcomes of various diseases, illnesses and life-expectancy for various racial and ethnic groups. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, along with many other governmental and private entities, is investing significant resources in various aspects of health disparities. Investigating and eliminating all types of health and health care disparities is critical. With the knowledge that many are working hard to address other facets of health disparities, Finding Answers focuses on how racial and ethnic disparities can be eliminated in the health care delivery system.
