Activity

Roundtable on Health Disparities

Type:

Roundtable

Topic(s):

Select Populations and Health Disparities

Board(s):

Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

Activity Description

The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Disparities was created to enable dialogue and discussion of issues related to:

1. the visibility of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care as a national problem;
2. the development of programs and strategies to reduce disparities; and
3. the emergence of new leadership. 

Members of the Roundtable include its sponsors and additional experts from the health and social sciences, industry, and the community.

The Institute of Medicine serves as adviser to the nation to improve health. Established in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine provides independent, unbiased, evidence-based advice to policymakers, health professionals, industry, and the public.