DEFINITION Numerator: Total number of longterm trainees participating in MCHB (≥ 300 contact hours) training programs reported to be from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. (Include MCHB-supported and non-supported trainees.) Denominator: Total number of longterm trainees hours) participating in MCHB (≥ 300 contact training programs. (Include MCHB-supported and non-supported trainees.) Units: 100 Text: Percentage The definition of racial and ethnic is based on the “underrepresented groups” categories from the U.S. Census. Related to Healthy People 2020 Objectives: HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 OBJECTIVE AHS-4: Increase the number of practicing primary care providers ECBP-11: (Developmental) Increase the proportion of local health departments that have established culturally appropriate and linguistically competent community health promotion and disease prevention programs DATA SOURCE(S) AND Data will be collected annually from grantees about their trainees. ISSUES MCHB does not maintain a master list of all trainees who are supported by MCHB longterm training programs. References supporting Workforce Diversity: In the in the Healthcare Nation’s Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity Workforce (2004). Institute of Medicine. Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (2002). Institute of Medicine. SIGNIFICANCE MCHB places special emphasis on improving service delivery to women, HRSA’s children and youth from communities with limited access to comprehensive care. Training a diverse group of professionals is necessary in order to provide a diverse public health workforce to meet the needs of the changing demographics of the U.S. and to ensure access to culturally competent and effective services. This performance measure provides the necessary data to report on initiatives to reduce health HRSA’s disparities. Data Collection Form For Detail Sheet #09 Report on the percentage of long-term trainees contact hours) who are from any (≥300 underrepresented racial/ethnic group (i.e., Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African-American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, two or more race (OMB). Please use the space provided for notes to detail the data source and year of data used.
DEFINITION Numerator: Total number of longterm trainees (≥ 300 contact hours) participating in MCHB training programs reported to be from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. (Include MCHB-supported and non-supported trainees.) Denominator: Total number of longterm trainees (≥ 300 contact hours) participating in MCHB training programs. (Include MCHB-supported and non-supported trainees.) Units: 100 Text: Percentage The definition of “underrepresented racial and ethnic groups” is based on the categories from the U.S. Census. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 OBJECTIVE Related to Healthy People 2020 Objectives: AHS-4: Increase the number of practicing primary care providers ECBP-11: (Developmental) Increase the proportion of local health departments that have established culturally appropriate and linguistically competent community health promotion and disease prevention programs DATA SOURCE(S) AND ISSUES Data will be collected annually from grantees about their trainees. MCHB does not maintain a master list of all trainees who are supported by MCHB longterm training programs. References supporting Workforce Diversity: In the Nation’s Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce (2004). Institute of Medicine. Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (2002). Institute of Medicine. SIGNIFICANCE HRSA’s MCHB places special emphasis on improving service delivery to women, children and youth from communities with limited access to comprehensive care. Training a diverse group of professionals is necessary in order to provide a diverse public health workforce to meet the needs of the changing demographics of the U.S. and to ensure access to culturally competent and effective services. This performance measure provides the necessary data to report on HRSA’s initiatives to reduce health disparities. Data Collection Form For Detail Sheet #09 Report on the percentage of long-term trainees (≥300 contact hours) who are from any underrepresented racial/ethnic group (i.e., Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African-American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, two or more race (OMB). Please use the space provided for notes to detail the data source and year of data used.
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