TABLE 2—

Barriers to Disparity Measurement and How the Health Disparities Calculator Helps Overcome Them

Barrier	How HD*Calc Helps Overcome the Barrier
How can I compute inequality indices?	HD*Calc easily computes 11 indices on any data.
How can I compare inequality indices?	HD*Calc graphically displays results of 11 indices.
How do I interpret the different indices?	The case study monograph provides examples.7
Should I measure absolute or relative disparity?	Both monographs6,7 address this and other questions. HD*Calc generates 4 absolute and 7 relative   summary measures of disparity so you can visually compare the results of different absolute and relative measures.
How can I find out more about HD*Calc?	An HD*Calc Webinar and several HD*Calc Tutorials summarize the rationale behind the tool  and help you get started.
What if I want something shorter than the Webinar and tutorials to begin with?	Download the fact sheet, Health Disparities Calculator (PDF).
How can I obtain HD*Calc?	It is freeware: Download HD*Calc version 1.2.3.
How do I get technical support in using HD*Calc?	Please send questions or comments to hdcalculator@imsweb.com.

Note. HD*Calc = Health Disparities Calculator (http://seer.cancer.gov/hdcalc); PDF = portable document format.