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Health Disparities in the Black Community: Conditions, Causes

(5 days ago) Black people in the United States are more likely to develop certain conditions or have worse outcomes from those conditions. The reasons for this are often some combination of genetic, social, and economic fac… See more

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

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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 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. …

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

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Chronic Disease Among African American Families: A …

(7 days ago) WEBChronic diseases are common among African Americans, but the extent to which research has focused on addressing chronic …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0431.htm

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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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Black History Month: Spotlight on health disparities in the black …

(6 days ago) WEBThe following information, listed on the CDC website, details various health challenges faced by the black community. Black persons ages 35-64 are 50 percent …

https://www.crh.org/healthy-tomorrow/story/healthy-tomorrow/2024/02/19/black-history-month--spotlight-on-health-disparities-in-the-black-community

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Black Health: Finding Solutions to Disparities : The Pulse : NPR

(7 days ago) WEBHealth disparities between Black and white Americans run deep in the U.S. Black people are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions like diabetes, …

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/28/1172726704/black-health-finding-solutions-to-disparities

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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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Black and African American Health - MedlinePlus

(8 days ago) WEBObesity and African Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) Setting Goals to Be More Active Slows Memory …

https://medlineplus.gov/blackandafricanamericanhealth.html

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5 health conditions that affect the Black community at higher rates …

(4 days ago) WEBMental health conditions like depression: In 2021, "Black Americans were 1.16 times more likely to screen positive for depression than White respondents," …

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/17/5-health-conditions-that-affect-the-black-community-at-higher-rates.html

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The 7 Deadliest Diseases in the Black Community

(Just Now) WEB60% more common in Blacks than in whites. Blacks are up to 2.5 times more likely to suffer a limb amputation and up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer kidney disease than other …

https://blackdoctor.org/the-7-deadliest-diseases-for-blacks/

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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. 44.1 percent of African Americans …

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

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Racial and ethnic health disparities are pervasive in the US - CNN

(1 days ago) WEBDr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association who was not involved in the study, points to four key factors that put certain …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/health/racial-disparities-widespread-us-mortality/index.html

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Racism and Health Minority Health CDC

(4 days ago) WEBRacism is a Serious Threat to the Public’s Health. Racism is a system —consisting of structures, policies, practices, and norms—that assigns value and …

https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/racism-disparities/index.html

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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 …

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

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8 Health Conditions That Disproportionately Affect Black Women

(6 days ago) WEB2. Breast cancer. Black women have a 1 in 9 chance of developing breast cancer; for white women the odds are 1 in 8, according to the American Cancer …

https://www.self.com/story/black-women-health-conditions

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Black Health Resource Center: Conditions, Advocacy, and More

(9 days ago) WEBEditor's Picks. Healthline Black Health: A Space to Educate, Motivate, Advocate. Our new content hub seeks to educate and motivate Black readers so they have the tools to …

https://www.healthline.com/black-health

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Mental Health Burden among Black Adolescents: The Need for …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. National surveys and large-scale studies of adolescent mental health have found that about 49.5% of adolescents in the United States are living with a mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8262091/

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Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, and …

(7 days ago) WEBAfrican Americans, like the Hispanic population, are more likely to contract COVID-19, be hospitalized, and die of the disease (24). Akintobi et al describe how psychosocial, …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0264.htm

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7 Common Health Concerns African Americans Should Monitor

(1 days ago) WEBFurther, African Americans develop high blood pressure earlier in life and typically exhibit much higher blood pressure levels. Cancer While cancer is the No. 2 …

https://www.centrastate.com/blog/7-common-health-concerns-african-americans-should-monitor/

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Black People, Heart Disease and Stroke American Heart Association

(2 days ago) WEBBlack People, Heart Disease and Stroke. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer for all U.S. adults, and stroke is the No. 5 killer and a leading cause of disability. As …

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/african-americans-and-heart-disease-stroke

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Prevalent Health Concerns among African-American Women …

(3 days ago) WEBEfforts have been made to create awareness of major health issues affecting African Americans. However, it is unknown whether these efforts are successful in increasing …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4917461/

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