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Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBBlack women currently make up ∼7.0% of the U.S. population and 13.6% of all U.S. women. 10 Although, on average, Black women are younger (36.1 years) than U.S. women overall (39.6 years) ( Table 1 ), 10 they have a higher prevalence of many …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8020496/

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, …

(3 days ago) WEBAmong Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed assessment of the progress that has …

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

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FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population

(9 days ago) WEBPercent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 56.8% (2015-2018) Percent of women age 20 and …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/black-health.htm

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Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

(5 days ago) WEBFor nearly 30 years, Boston University has led the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health, shining a light on tragic disparities and showing …

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/racism-sexism-and-the-crisis-of-black-womens-health/

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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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Black Women’s Biggest Health Issue Is the System

(3 days ago) WEBIn Upton/Druid Heights, 54.7% of 10,071 residents are women, 93.3% of which are Black women compared to Roland Park that has a similar percentage of …

https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2020/black-womens-biggest-health-issue-system

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Structural Racism And Black Women’s Employment In The US …

(Just Now) WEBDescriptive Statistics. As shown in exhibit 1, Black women make up 6.9 percent of the labor force in the US and 13.7 percent of the health care workforce—a rate of …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01400

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Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States

(1 days ago) WEBAbstract. Black women in the United States have experienced substantial improvements in health during the last century, yet health disparities persist. These health disparities …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33237831/

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The …

(7 days ago) WEBOverall, Black women face a much higher risk of dying from pregnancy complications than white women, with maternal mortality rates of 41.7 per 100,000 live births for Black women, compared with 13

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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What the Data Show: Black Women Report More Pervasive …

(Just Now) WEBA new analysis of data from KFF’s Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health shows Black women are more likely than other groups to report being treated …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/press-release/what-the-data-show-black-women-report-more-pervasive-negative-experiences-in-health-care-compared-to-other-groups/

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

(6 days ago) WEBThis report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, both within states and between U.S. states. Breast cancer is …

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

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Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2022 KFF

(2 days ago) WEBCoverage by Race and Ethnicity as of 2022. While overall uninsured rates continued to decline in 2022, nonelderly Hispanic, Black, AIAN, and NHOPI people …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/health-coverage-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality Health …

(1 days ago) WEBWorking Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality. Print. April 8, 2024. Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/maternal-mortality/index.html

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How discrimination can harm black women’s health

(6 days ago) WEBBlack women face risks to their health from discrimination—both from health professionals who don’t take their concerns seriously and from biological wear and tear caused by …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/discrimination-black-womens-health/

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Solving the Black Maternal Health Crisis - Johns Hopkins

(4 days ago) WEBDire statistics about maternal health outcomes for Black women in America have become front-page news in recent years, in part because of the high …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis

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How Black Women Can Interpret Those Scary Health Statistics

(9 days ago) WEBBy Jacquelynn Kerubo. July 12, 2021. When Halona Black lost her 49-year-old mother to breast cancer in 2006, she was sure she was destined to suffer the same fate. She had …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/well/mind/black-women-health-statistics.html

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Trying To Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek Out Black …

(8 days ago) WEBBlack women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. Some of them look to Black doctors for a sense of safety and connection, while …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/28/996603360/trying-to-avoid-racist-health-care-black-women-seek-out-black-obstetricians

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Three Days That Changed the Thinking About Black Women’s Health

(6 days ago) WEBNov. 11, 2023. On June 24, 1983, Byllye Avery welcomed busloads of Black women to the campus of Spelman College in Atlanta. She was in a state of disbelief. The women had …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/headway/black-women-health.html

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Fact Sheet: The State of African American Women in the United …

(9 days ago) WEBThe number of African American women-owned businesses in 2013 was estimated at 1.1 million, comprising 42 percent of businesses owned by women of color …

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-the-state-of-african-american-women-in-the-united-states/

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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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Health in colour: black women, racism, and maternal health

(2 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the racial reckoning that took place in the summer of 2020, has placed racial disparities at the forefront of contemporary …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00225-3/fulltext

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Massive Study Of Cancer In Black Women Announced: 100,000 …

(2 days ago) WEBThe American Cancer Society plans to follow 100,000 healthy black women for 30 years in the largest-of-its kind study into the demographic’s long- term health …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/05/07/massive-study-of-cancer-in-black-women-announced-100000-subjects-over-30-years/

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Major study of cancer in Black women launches in 20 states - NBC …

(2 days ago) WEBLandmark study of cancer in Black women launches in 20 states, aiming to be largest ever. Black women die from cancer at higher rates than any other racial or …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/cancer-black-women-study-launches-rcna150880

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We need to talk about Black women’s health. Loudly.

(9 days ago) WEBWomen’s Health. Northwestern Feminist-in-Residence Kyrin Hobson has spent the academic year incubating an art project focused on Black maternal health …

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/05/talking-about-the-reproductive-health-of-black-women/

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Cancer and African American People Cancer CDC

(2 days ago) WEBCompared to members of other racial and ethnic groups, Black and African American people have higher rates of getting and dying from many kinds of cancer. …

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/health-equity/african-american.html

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DISPARITIES IN DELAWARE ADDRESSING BLACK MATERNAL …

(1 days ago) WEBOf the eleven deaths reviewed in 2022, spanning a five-year period (2018-2022), 45% were Black women.[3] The MMR found the causes of death included drug overdoses (6), …

https://dhr.delaware.gov/women/documents/black-maternal-health-2024.pdf

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How Present-Day Health Disparities for Black People Are Linked to …

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Black people face persistent disparities in health care and health outcomes. These include higher uninsured rates, being more likely to go without care …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/how-present-day-health-disparities-for-black-people-are-linked-to-past-policies-and-events/

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FemTech McKinsey

(4 days ago) WEBWomen’s healthcare enables better outcomes for women patients and consumers, 1 The authors acknowledge the importance of healthcare to the …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/the-dawn-of-the-femtech-revolution

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Thousands of Black women are suing chemical relaxer makers over …

(8 days ago) WEBIn the U.S., people spend billions on hair care products. Now, thousands of Black women have filed lawsuits against companies that sell chemical relaxers …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250589766/thousands-of-black-women-are-suing-chemical-relaxer-makers-over-cancer-risks

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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

(5 days ago) WEBPhone Number: (571) 776-2508. WASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment …

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/05/09/dea-releases-2024-national-drug-threat-assessment

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What Data Are Used to Measure Cancer Health Disparities?

(3 days ago) WEBFor example, in the United States in 2018, about 77% of women with health insurance were up to date with breast cancer screening, Cancer death rates are also …

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/health-equity/health-disparities-measured.html

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Houston Democrat Shawn Thierry says trans care is Black 'genocide'

(3 days ago) WEBHouston Democrat in a heated primary likened trans health care to Black 'genocide'. By Jen Rice, Taylor Goldenstein, May 16, 2024. Texas State Rep. Shawn …

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/transgender-health-care-genocide-shawn-thierry-19449593.php

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Why U.N. lowered Gaza death toll for women and children : NPR

(5 days ago) WEBThe U.N. humanitarian agency, citing Gaza's Health Ministry, says 7,797 children and 4,959 women were killed in Gaza as of April 30. Those figures, however, …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251265727/un-gaza-death-toll-women-children

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Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza …

(2 days ago) WEB“The treatment of pregnant and lactating women continues to be appalling, with the direct bombardment of hospitals and deliberate denial of access to health care …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/onslaught-violence-against-women-and-children-gaza-unacceptable-un-experts

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