Equality of Health for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN): Contributing Factors and Help for Families and Communities

This brief defines ethnicity and health disparities and identifies factors contributing to health disparities for ethnic minority children with CSHCN. These factors include poverty, insurance and underinsurance, partnership in decision-making, access to care, and culture and communication or language barriers. It provides an overview of the literature, demographics, and references for families, services providers, and communities and additional topics include lessons learned and implications for communities.