Health Disparities: General Information
The following articles discuss a range of issues related to disparities in health.

Disparities and cancer prevention
Accessible review of health disparities in cancer, with a focus on prevention.

Inequality and Health
An in-depth look at the issue of health disparities, with insight from Harvard School of Public Health scientists, Dr. Howard Koh and Dr. Gary Bennett.

National initiatives to reduce the unequal burden of cancer
Overview of  efforts by NCI and other government agencies to address the problem of health disparities.


Speaker Series

Cancer Disparities and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Research Webcast of Dr. Karen Emmon's presentation on December 1, 2006

The roots of racial disparities
Report on Dr. Otis Brawley’s talk on the likely reasons health disparities exist between different races. 

Social disparities in cancer
Report on a workshop sponsored by the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center’s Cancer Disparities Program-in-Development


Ask the Experts
Addressing health literacy in written materials
Dr. Rima Rudd’s tips on developing useful, easy-to-read materials, both for those with low literacy skills as well as the broader public.

Emerging technologies to reach the underserved
Dr. Gary Bennett’s insights on the potential to use computers and the Internet to effectively reach underserved populations with important health messages.