Q: Name the President who signed the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act.
A: The Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of November 22, 2000, was signed by President W.J. Clinton of the United States and this helped to establish the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD).
Q: What is the Black Report?
A: The Black Report was released in 1980 in Britain by Sir Douglas Black as the chair of the Research Working Group on Inequalities in Health. The report recommended that the economic, and social conditions of the poor, working class needed to be improved so that health disparities could be minimized.
Q: What is the Rio Declaration?
A: The Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health is a commitment by the world political leadership to assess social determinants of health in order to combat disparities in health outcomes. Through this declaration, countries can chart out their national health strategies to tackle contentious health issues in their respective countries.
