Friedman D J, Cohen B B, Averbach A R, Norton J M
Research and Evaluation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston 02108, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2000 Nov;90(11):1714-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.11.1714.
This study assessed the impact of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) 1997 revised standards for the collection of race and ethnicity data on state health departments, using the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) as the primary example, and we make recommendations for states' implementation of these standards.
After analyzing the revised OMB standards, existing MDPH data sets were assessed for the impact of the revised standards on data collection, tabulation, analysis, and reporting for state health departments.
The revised OMB standards will have an impact on the MDPH and other state health departments. Similarities and differences exist between federal and state health agencies regarding the purpose of data collection, tabulation, analysis, and reporting. These similarities and differences will affect state implementation of the revised OMB standards.
States need to plan for the implementation of the revised OMB standards and to understand the impact of this revision on the collecting and reporting of public health data. The revised OMB standards will introduce added complexities to the collection and analysis of race and ethnicity data, but they will also produce a more nuanced understanding of the relationship of race and ethnicity to the health of the American people.
本研究以马萨诸塞州公共卫生部（MDPH）为主要实例，评估了管理和预算办公室（OMB）1997年修订的种族和族裔数据收集标准对各州卫生部门的影响，并就各州实施这些标准提出建议。
在分析了OMB修订后的标准后，评估了MDPH现有数据集，以确定修订后的标准对各州卫生部门数据收集、制表、分析和报告的影响。
OMB修订后的标准将对MDPH和其他各州卫生部门产生影响。联邦和州卫生机构在数据收集、制表、分析和报告目的方面存在异同。这些异同将影响各州对OMB修订后标准的实施。
各州需要规划OMB修订后标准的实施，并了解这一修订对公共卫生数据收集和报告的影响。OMB修订后的标准将给种族和族裔数据的收集和分析带来更多复杂性，但也将使人们对种族和族裔与美国人民健康之间的关系有更细微的理解。
