REACH 2010 Surveillance for Health Status in Minority Communities (8/27/04)
This Surveillance Summaries provides information regarding the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 Risk Factor Survey, which is conducted annually in minority communities in the United States. The survey focuses on four minority populations (blacks, Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians). Substantial variations in the prevalence of risk factors, chronic conditions, and use of preventive services among different minority populations and in communities within the same racial/ethnic population provide opportunities for public health interventions. These variations also indicate that different racial/ethnic populations and different communities should have different priorities in eliminating health disparities. The continuous surveillance of health status in minority communities is necessary so that culturally sensitive prevention strategies can be tailored to these communities and program interventions evaluated.
Read more at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5306a1.htm.
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