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"Healthy Black families make for stronger, happier
Black communities!"
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Every race or ethnic group has specific health concerns. The differences in the overall health of every race or ethnic group today can result from a variety of things, such as:
1) - Genetics
2) - Environmental factors
3) - Access to care
4) - Cultural factors
Below, you'll find a host of resourceful "links" that will take you to other websites that provide detailed information regarding the multitude of health issues that affect many African Americans today.
Overviews
- American Men and Women(National Institute of
- Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Latest News
- Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black
- Girls, Study Finds(09/25/2012, HealthDay)
- Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to
- Hypertension, Study Finds(09/21/2012, HealthDay)
- Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll(09/20/2012, HealthDay)
- African Americans Less Likely to Adhere to DASH Diet for Lowering Blood Pressure(09/19/2012, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Minority-Serving Hospitals Have Problems with Quality of Care and Patient Satisfaction(09/01/2012, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Black Stroke Survivors Face Greater Risk from High Blood Pressure(08/16/2012, American Heart Association)
- More News on African-American Health
Prevention/Screening
- Make Health a Family Reunion Affair (National Diabetes Education Program) -PDF
Nutrition
- Energize Yourself and Your Family(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Heart-Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
- Surviving Cancer, Eating Well(National Cancer Institute) - PDF
Specific Conditions
- African Americans and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- African-Americans and Alzheimer's Disease(Alzheimer's Association)
- Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer - Learn How to Protect the Skin You're In!(National Cancer Institute) - PDF
- Are You at Risk for Oral Cancer? What African American Men Need to Know(National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- Arthritis in African Americans(Arthritis Foundation)
- Cancer 101(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Colorectal Cancer Is Preventable: Information for African Americans(National Cancer Institute) - PDF
- Does Your Family History Include Type 2 Diabetes?(National Diabetes Education Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Epilepsy and the African-American Community(Epilepsy Foundation)
- Facts about Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) for African Americans (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
- For People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Heritage: Important Information about Diabetes Blood Tests (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- On the Move to Better Heart Health for African Americans (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
- Ten Ways African Americans Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
- What about African Americans and High Blood Pressure?(American Heart Association)- PDF
- What African Americans with Diabetes or High Blood Pressure Need to Know: Get Checked for Kidney Disease(National Kidney Disease Education Program)
Related Issues
- Dealing with Diabetes: How to Support a Loved One with the Disease(National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
- Mental Health in the African American Community(American Psychiatric Association) -PDF
- Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight against Tobacco(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dept. of Health and Human Services) - PDF
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Videos
- African American Men and Prostate Cancer(National Cancer Institute)
- Need to Know: The Importance of HIV Testing(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Oral Cancer: What African American Men Need to Know(National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- What is Glaucoma?(National Eye Institute)
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: African Americans(National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Blacks Less Likely Than Whites, Hispanics to Get Evidence-Based Stroke Care(American Heart Association)
- Gene Variants That Prevent African Sleeping Sickness Increase Kidney Disease Risk(National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Health Disparities(National Institutes of Health)
- Lower Blood Pressure Goal Benefits African Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease and Protein in the Urine(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans(American Lung Association) - PDF
Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of
Medicine)
Directories
- National Medical Association Physician Locator(National Medical Association)
Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Also available in Spanish
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Statistics
- African American Community Mental Health Fact Sheet(NAMI) - PDF
- African American Suicide(American Association of Suicidology) - PDF
- African Americans and Smoking(American Lung Association)
- Asthma and African Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Black Americans and HIV/AIDS(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - PDF
- Black or African American Populations(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans, 2009-2010(American Cancer Society) -PDF
- Chronic Liver Disease and African Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Diabetes Epidemic among African Americans(National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
- FastStats: Health of Black or African American Population(National Center for Health Statistics)
- Health, United States, 2009: Black or African American Population(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Heart Disease and African Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- HIV/AIDS among African Americans(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Mental Health and African Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- State of Lung Disease in Diverse Communities 2010(American Lung Association) -PDF
- Substance Use among Black Adolescents(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Substance Use among Black Adults(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Tuberculosis in Blacks(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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| African American Children! |
Children
- Helping Children Cope with Crisis: Activity Book(National Institute of Child Health
- and Human Development)
- Safe Sleep for Your Baby: Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (African American Outreach)(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
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| African American Women! |
Women
- Celebrate the Beauty of Youth(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Fit and Fabulous As You Mature(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Health Problems in African American Women(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Heart Truth for African American Women(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
- Osteoporosis and African American Women(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - PDF
- Your Guide to Breastfeeding for African-American Women(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health) - PDF
- Please use the above resourceful information, because "good health is like money,
- we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it."
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