MMWR Recomm Rep. 1993 Jun 25;42(RR-10):1-16.
Improvement of the health of racial and ethnic minority populations is a priority for CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Information on race and ethnicity is a critical element in public health surveillance efforts. To address this issue, CDC and the ATSDR conducted a 2-day workshop, "The Use of Race and Ethnicity in Public Health Surveillance," held in Atlanta on March 1-2, 1993. Workshop participants included CDC and ATSDR professional staff and invited experts from academia and the private sector. Objectives of the workshop were to: Describe the current measures of race and ethnicity and their use in public health surveillance at CDC/ATSDR. Assess the epidemiologic basis of the use of race and ethnicity in surveillance for planning, operation, and evaluation of public health programs at CDC/ATSDR. Propose better use of existing measures for race and ethnicity or to identify alternative measures.
改善种族和少数族裔人群的健康状况是美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）以及有毒物质与疾病登记署（ATSDR）的工作重点。种族和族裔信息是公共卫生监测工作中的关键要素。为解决这一问题，CDC和ATSDR于1993年3月1日至2日在亚特兰大举办了一场为期两天的研讨会，主题为“种族和族裔在公共卫生监测中的应用”。研讨会参与者包括CDC和ATSDR的专业工作人员，以及来自学术界和私营部门的受邀专家。该研讨会的目标如下：描述当前种族和族裔的衡量标准及其在CDC/ATSDR公共卫生监测中的应用。评估在CDC/ATSDR公共卫生项目的规划、运作及评估监测中使用种族和族裔信息的流行病学依据。提议更好地利用现有的种族和族裔衡量标准，或确定其他替代标准。
