City of Baltimore - File #: 10-0212R

• File #: 10-0212R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - 2010 Health Disparities Report Card
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/7/2010
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 1/24/2011
• Title: Informational Hearing - 2010 Health Disparities Report Card FOR the purpose of requesting the Interim Health Commissioner to report to the City Council on the 2010 Health Disparities Report Card; to explain the disparities that exist by gender, race, and socioeconomic status within Baltimore City and between Baltimore City and the rest of the State; to share theories as to why these disparities persist; and to present plans to address, reduce, and eliminate health disparities in Baltimore City.
• Sponsors: Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Curran, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, Bill Henry, Belinda Conaway, James B. Kraft, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, President Young, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Health, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/24/2011	0	Urban Affairs and Aging Committee	Recommended Favorably
1/24/2011	0	City Council	Adopted
12/6/2010	0	Urban Affairs and Aging Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
10/18/2010	0	Urban Affairs and Aging Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/10/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/7/2010	0	City Council	Introduced
6/7/2010	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - 2010 Health Disparities Report Card

FOR the purpose of requesting the Interim Health Commissioner to report to the City Council on the 2010 Health Disparities Report Card; to explain the disparities that exist by gender, race, and socioeconomic status within Baltimore City and between Baltimore City and the rest of the State; to share theories as to why these disparities persist; and to present plans to address, reduce, and eliminate health disparities in Baltimore City.
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The May 25, 2010, Health Department press release announcing the 2010 Health Disparities Report Card, the first comprehensive examination of health disparities in the City, states: “The Report Card shows that while health has improved for all demographic groups in the City over the last decade, significant disparities remain between different groups...Disparities exist for 29 of the 30 health areas assessed...Disparities by education or income level, two major social determinants of health, account for 26 or the 46 “F’s” reported, demonstrating the profound impact socioeconomic status has on health.”

The Report Card reveals that significant disparities not only persist, but some have worsened since 2000, including disparities in colon and prostate cancer and heart disease and diabetes. The Interim Health Com...