Multicultural Health Connecticut Department of Public Health I99 9 Multicultural Health The Health Status of Minority Groups in Connecticut Connecticut Department of Public Health Hartford June 1999 Second printing, August 2000 Copies of this document are available free of charge from: Connecticut Department of Public Health Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation P.O. Box 340308, MS #13PPE Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Telephone: 860 509-7140 Fax: 860 509-7160 E-mail:
[email protected] ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Prepared by: Margaret M. Hynes, Ph.D., M.P.H. Lloyd M. Mueller, Ph.D. Carol E. Bower, B.S. Michael J. Hofmann, Ph.D. Policy, Planning, and Analysis Unit Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation We gratefully acknowledge the following people, who provided data, technical assistance, and critical reviews of the text. All are staff at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, unless otherwise noted. Mary Adams, M.P.H. Jennifer C. Kertanis, M.P.H. Federico A. Amadeo, M.P.A. William Kraynak c Diane Aye, Ph.D., M.P.H. Theanvy Kuoch, M.A. Ross Bunnell a Phat Ky Oscar Carrillo, M.P.A.b Heather Linardos, B.S. Kenneth Carley, Dr.P.H. Joseph G. Marino, M.P.A. Johanna Davis, B.S. Charles R. Nathan Jr., M.B.A. Mary Lou Fleissner, Dr.P.H. Barbara A. O’Connell, B.A. Elizabeth A. Hicken David M. O’Sullivan Joan Foland Edith Pestana, M.P.H. a Kenny Foscue, M.P.H. Anthony Polednak, Ph.D. Karen Frost, M.A. Aaron Roome, Ph.D., M.P.H.