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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

(6 days ago) WebThe BRFSS survey measures eleven types of ACEs among adults. As of 2021, AIAN (31%), Black (22%) and Hispanic (22%) adults were more likely than White …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/report/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, …

(3 days ago) WebAmong the 31% of Black Americans who say they would prefer to see a Black health care provider for routine matters, majorities …

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/04/07/black-americans-views-about-health-disparities-experiences-with-health-care/

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Black/African American Health Office of Minority Health

(9 days ago) WebHealth. According to Census Bureau projections, the 2021 life expectancies at birth for blacks are 70.8 years, with 74.8 years for women, and 66.7 years for men. For non …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/blackafrican-american-health

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Disparities in Health and Health Care Among Black People KFF

(9 days ago) WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

https://www.kff.org/infographic/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-among-black-people/

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Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WebAmericans seeking health care face far higher administrative hurdles than residents of other high-income nations. 45 Recent research points to the negative impact these barriers have on …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2021/nov/achieving-racial-ethnic-equity-us-health-care-state-performance

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Trends in Health Care Use Among Black and White …

(8 days ago) WebWe analyzed data from 154 859 Black and 446 944 White (non-Hispanic) individuals surveyed from 1963 to 2019 (316 503 [52.6%] female; mean [SD] age, 37.0 [23.3] years). White peoples’ overall health …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2793347

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Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans

(9 days ago) WebHealth Care Provider Shortages. Due to residential segregation, majority African-American and Hispanic areas are more likely to lack hospitals and other health care providers. 30 Therefore, place …

https://tcf.org/content/report/racism-inequality-health-care-african-americans/

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5 facts about Black Americans and health care

(7 days ago) WebHere are five key facts about Black Americans’ attitudes about and experiences with health care, based on the 2021 Center survey: Black Americans’ …

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/12/21/5-facts-about-black-americans-and-health-care/

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How Recognizing Health Disparities for Black People is …

(9 days ago) WebAt birth, Black people have shorter life expectancies compared to White people (70.8 vs. 76.4 years), and they experienced a larger decline in life expectancy than White people between 2019 and

https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/how-recognizing-health-disparities-for-black-people-is-important-for-change/

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebAdvancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care. The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report. Dr. Reshma Chugani checks 7-year-old Zoe …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Data shows massive disparity in excess deaths among Black …

(1 days ago) WebA pair of new studies from the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the toll of racial disparities in health for Black Americans is even starker than …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/data-shows-massive-disparity-in-excess-deaths-among-black-americans

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Health Disparities in the Black Community: Conditions, Causes

(5 days ago) WebThis disparity is largely due to genetics, high obesity rates, and socioeconomic factors. Complications from diabetes, like kidney disease, are also more common among …

https://www.healthline.com/health/health-disparities-in-the-black-community

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Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity - Center for American …

(5 days ago) Web89.4 percent of African Americans had health care coverage in 2017 compared with 93.7 percent of white Americans. 2. National Center for Health …

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/health-disparities-race-ethnicity/

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Health disparities between blacks and whites run deep

(5 days ago) WebWriting in U.S. News and World Report, Williams and Lavizzo-Mourey say that acknowledging the links between racism and poor health will be critical to closing the …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/health-disparities-between-blacks-and-whites-run-deep/

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Mental and Behavioral Health - African Americans

(7 days ago) WebThe overall suicide rate for black or African Americans was 60 percent lower than that of the non-Hispanic white population, in 2018. Black females, grades 9-12, were 60 percent …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/mental-and-behavioral-health-african-americans

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What drives Black maternal health inequities in the U.S.

(4 days ago) WebStatistics on Black maternal health in the United States underscore serious gaps in care. Black women are three to four times more likely to die from complications …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/what-drives-black-maternal-health-inequities-us

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Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Current Status

(6 days ago) WebMaternal death rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and racial disparities widened for Black women.According to recent GAO analysis that examined …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them/

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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bergen County, New Jersey

(6 days ago) WebQuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Black or African American alone, percent Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, …

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bergencountynewjersey/PST045222

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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: North Bergen township, Hudson …

(5 days ago) WebQuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Black or African American alone, percent Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, …

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/northbergentownshiphudsoncountynewjersey/PST045222

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