Questions for you to answer
You will need to read the summary of the workshop titled
"Use of Race and Ethnicity in
Public Health Surveillance" in order to answer these questions:
- 1. Why is it important to have a uniform classification system
for race/ethnicity in all U.S. health surveillance systems?
- 2. What weaknesses of the current race/ethnicity classification system
were pointed out by workshop participants?
- 3. Do you believe that the workshop recommendations were appropriate
and will lead to improvement in the way individuals are classified into
racial/ethnic groups for health surveillance purposes?
Directions for turning in your answers:
To content for these questions
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