Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care

This Hispanic Health Care chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129). This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of Hispanic health care from the QDR and figures illustrating select measures of Hispanic health care. A PowerPoint version is also available that users can download for presentations.

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• Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care
  • Full Report [PDF, 4.6 MB].
  • Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Hispanic Population [PDF, 946.56 KB].
    • Acknowledgments
    • Health Care For Hispanics
      • Goals of the Chartbook on Health Care for Hispanics
      • Organization of the Chartbook on Health Care for Hispanics
      • Key Findings of the Chartbook on Health Care for Hispanics
    • National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
    • Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
    • Chartbook on Health Care for Hispanics
    • Key Metrics Used in Chartbooks
    • HHS Data Collection Standards for Race and Ethnicity, 2011
    • Diversity of the Hispanic Population in the United States
    • Health of the Hispanic Population in the United States
    • Projected Growth of the Hispanic Population Between 2014 and 2060
    • Distribution of the U.S. Hispanic Population, 2010
    • Hispanic Mothers and Children
    • Older Hispanics in the United States
    • Health of Older Hispanics in the United States
  • Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report [PDF, 1.36 MB].
    • Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health (Heckler Report)
    • Priorities of the Heckler Report
    • Progress on Priorities of the Heckler Report for Hispanics
    • Care for Cancer.
    • Care for Cardiovascular Diseases.
    • Care for Substance Use Disorders.
    • Care for Diabetes.
    • Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Care.
    • Infant Mortality and Maternity Care.
  • Part 3: Trends in Access and Priorities of the National Quality Strategy [PDF, 2.22 MB].
    • 2014 QDR Chartbooks
    • Six Chartbooks Organized Around Priorities of the National Quality Strategy
    • Other Chartbooks Organized Around AHRQ's Priority Populations
    • Access to Health Care
    • National Quality Strategy Priorities
      • Patient Safety
      • Person-Centered Care
      • Care Coordination
      • Effective Treatment
      • Healthy Living
      • Care Affordability
  • Part 4: Health Care of Residents of the U.S.-Mexico Border [PDF, 1.1 MB].
    • Priority Areas Identified by the U.S.-Mexico Border Commission
      • Complications of Inpatient Hospital Stays With Diabetes
      • Complications Among Inpatient Hospital Stays for Mental Health or Substance Abuse
      • Border County Residents Treated at Non-Border Hospitals
    • Summary & Definitions
• Slide Presentation
  • Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Combined Slide Presentation [PowerPoint, 6.4 MB; HTML].
  • Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Hispanic Population [PowerPoint, 544 KB; HTML].
  • Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report [PowerPoint, 1.85 MB; HTML].
  • Part 3: Trends in Access and Priorities of the National Quality Strategy [PowerPoint, 1.15 MB; HTML].
  • Part 4: Health Care of Residents of the U.S.-Mexico Border [PowerPoint, 3.14 MB; HTML].

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission. Citation of the source is appreciated. Suggested citation: 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report chartbook on health care for Hispanics. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2015. AHRQ Pub. No. 15-0007-11-EF.