Healthy People in Healthy Communities
Health Equity Initiative
Research
The first step in advancing health equity is to paint a picture of conditions in Multnomah County today. With this information, we can begin to grapple with how to address the social conditions in which people live and work, in order to reduce health disparities.
Health Disparities in Multnomah County
Multnomah County Health Department evaluates and reports on the community’s health, including racial and ethnic health disparities. Detail about these disparities can be found in the following reports:
Report Card on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: March 2008 (PDF).
Across 17 health indicators examined for all populations of color, 6 of the 28 health disparities that existed in the 1991-95 period had been eliminated by 2001-05. An additional 14 disparities had been reduced.
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Multnomah County: 1990-2004 (PDF).
Between 2000-2004, it identified 23 health disparities in Multnomah County.
The Health Department has been studying more recent data. An updated report should be available in about 6 weeks.
Study after study shows that early childhood poverty can have life-long health consequences. 22% percent of American children live in poverty.
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Contact Us
Health Equity Initiative
503-988-3030 ext. 22068
health.equity@co.multnomah.or.us
Page updated July 14, 2008