Hi 1angst,
Thank you for an interesting question.
Leading causes of death for women in the United States, 2000
African American women
http://www.4woman.gov/minority/leading.htm
1. Heart Disease
2. Cancer
3. Stroke
4. Diabetes
5. Kidney disease
6. Accidents
7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
8. Septicemia
9. Influenza and pneumonia
10. HIV
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Health Problems in African American Women
http://www.4woman.gov/minority/africanamercian.htm
(see alphabetical list)
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Minority Woman's Health - African American
http://www.4woman.gov/minority/africanamercian.htm
Diseases are alphabetically listed:
For example:
Asthma
http://www.4woman.gov/minority/aaasthma.cfm
"Asthma is a disease of the lung airways. With asthma, the airways are
inflamed (swollen) and react easily to certain "triggers," like
viruses, smoke, dust, mold, animal hair, roaches, or pollen. When the
inflamed airways react, they get narrow and make it hard to breathe.
Common asthma symptoms are:
wheezing
coughing
shortness of breath
chest tightness
When these symptoms get worse, it's an asthma attack.
More than 17 million people in the U.S. have asthma, and women are
more likely than men to die from asthma, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Asthma is a growing concern in
this country, especially for African Americans. African Americans go
into the hospital more than Whites because of asthma and are more
likely to die from asthma. These factors could increase the risk for
getting asthma:
air pollution
poverty
poor housing
lack of education
can't get to a doctor"
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(click on links)
Breast cancer
Diabetes
Getting Health Care
Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
HIV/AIDS
Infant Deaths
Kidney disease
Lupus
Other Cancers
Overweight and Obesity
Pregnancy-related death
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Smoking
Stroke
Tuberculosis
Uterine Fibroids
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Living Large - African American women health concerns - Brief Article
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_6_55/ai_61619012
"Because so many of us are obese and obesity is directly linked to all
kinds of serious health problems--high blood pressure, stroke,
adult-onset diabetes (about 80 percent of people with this disorder
are obese), osteoarthritis, cancer, heart disease--far too many Black
women are not only suffering from, but dying of, these illnesses every
year."
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/womens_health.htm
"African American mothers were almost three times as likely to have
late or no prenatal care compared to White mothers in 2002."
"African American women have the highest mortality rates from breast
cancer than any other racial or ethnic group."
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For More Information:
You can find out more about health problems in African American women
by contacting the National Women's Health Information Center at
800-994-WOMAN (9662), visiting the NWHIC Minority Women's section
(http://www.4woman.gov/minority/index.htm), and contacting the
following organizations:
Office of Minority Health
Phone: (301) 443-5224 (301) 589-0951 (TDD line) (800) 444-6472 (Publications)
Internet address: http://www.omhrc.gov
Office of Minority and Women's Health
Phone: (301) 594-4490
Internet address: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/OMWH/home.HTM
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keyword search combination:
African American Women's health problems concerns deaths
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Best regards,
tlspiegel |
