Recommendation for Federal Action
Undertake validation of categories of race based perhaps on anthropological, archeological, linguistic, migration and self-perception evidence
Undertake validation of categories of ethnicity based perhaps on concepts of social identity and changes in social identity, assessment of membership identification and group boundaries
Include identifiers for subgroups on all government surveys and forms
Racial/ethnic data should be routinely utilized in the design, implementation and evaluation of health studies and health programs