Minority Health Month
In honor of national Minority Health Month, the Office of Health Improvement wants you to have some important facts and resources when considering the health disparities for:
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| The Office of Minority Health has selected seven focus areas in which racial and ethnic minorities experience serious disparities in health access and outcomes. These seven areas were selected because they reflect disparities that are known to affect multiple racial and ethnic minority groups at all life stages. | ||
| Infant Mortality | ||
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| Cancer Screening and Management | ||
| Black males in Georgia are 39 percent more likely than white males to die of cancer; black females are 13 percent more likely than white females to die of cancer. | ||
| Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) | ||
| Latinos are twice as likely to die from heart disease than whites. | ||
| Diabetes | ||
| The death rate from diabetes is two times higher for black women than for white women. | ||
| HIV Infection/AIDS | ||
| African-American males were diagnosed with AIDS at a rate of 90.8 per 100,000 compared to a rate of 10.3 in white males in 2005. HIV/AIDS was the cause of death for African-Americans at a rate of 18.4 per 100,000 compared to 2.5 for whites. | ||
| Suicide and Homicide | ||
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES |
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CDC’s Office of Minority Health Fact Sheets |
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) |
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Trends in Racial and Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States, 1990-98. |
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National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) |
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General:
- Minority Health (AHRQ)
- Administration for Native Americans (ACF)
- Office of Minority Health (Office of Minority Health)
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH)
- Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group (CHD PRG)
- Minority Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
- Rural Minority Health (HRSA)
African Americans:
- African-American Health (MEDLINEplus)
- Health Problems in African American Women (womenshealth.gov)
- Closing the Health Gap Campaign (Office of Minority Health)
- African/Americans Profile (Office of Minority Health)
Hispanic/Latino Americans:
- Hispanic-American Health (MEDLINEplus)
- CDC En Español (CDC)
- Hispanics/Latinos Profile (Office of Minority Health)
Native Americans, American Indians, &
- American Indian and Alaska Native Beneficiaries of CMS Programs (CMS)
- Native American Health (MEDLINEplus)
- Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women (womenshealth.gov)
- American Indian/Alaska Native Profile (Office of Minority Health)
General Tip Sites:
World’s Healthiest Foods
Exercise for beginners
National Body Challenge from Discovery Health
A Statement about Minority Health Month by Dr. Rhonda Medows
