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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-level-number-format: bullet; mso-level-text: ·; mso-level-font-family: Symbol" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: x-none">·</SPAN><SPAN style="WIDTH: 11.25pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>Data collection standards are open for public comment till </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><FONT color=#800000>August 1st 2011</FONT> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>at New HHS Standards for Data</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-level-number-format: bullet; mso-level-text: ·; mso-level-font-family: Symbol" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US> Collection </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>on</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US> Minorities and Special Populations</SPAN><A href="http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/section4302/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; text-underline: single" lang=en-US><http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/section4302/></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-level-number-format: bullet; mso-level-text: ·; mso-level-font-family: Symbol" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: x-none">·</SPAN><SPAN style="WIDTH: 11.25pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>The Proposed Data Collection Standards</SPAN><A href="http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/section4302/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; text-underline: single" lang=en-US><http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/section4302/></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US> improve health data </SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-level-number-format: bullet; mso-level-text: ·; mso-level-font-family: Symbol" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US> collection </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>and monitoring by race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status. </SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-level-number-format: bullet; mso-level-text: ·; mso-level-font-family: Symbol" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: x-none">·</SPAN><SPAN style="WIDTH: 11.25pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>HHS also rolls out Plan for Health Data Collection on LGBT Populations</SPAN><A href="http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/LGBT/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; text-underline: single" lang=en-US><http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/LGBT/></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-level-number-format: bullet; mso-level-text: ·; mso-level-font-family: Symbol" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: x-none">·</SPAN><SPAN style="WIDTH: 11.25pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>Read fact sheets </SPAN><A href="http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=209&id=9004"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; text-underline: single" lang=en-US><http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=209&id=9004></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>. </SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.1pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>
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