State Efforts to Address the Healthy People 2010 Goal to Eliminate Health Disparities Two Case Studies

Healthy People 2010 identified eliminating health disparities as one of two overarching goals for the U.S., along with increasing quality and years of healthy life. This report examines North Carolina and Washington, two states that are making notable use of data to address disparities. Washington’s initiative is in the early stages, while North Carolina’s has existed since the early 1990s. Case studies in this report illustrate how data are being used to identify health disparities and develop initiatives to eliminate them.