Apathy Cited in Racial Health Gap: Blacks Die Sooner, Diagnosed Later Than Whites. Official Wonders What It Will Take To Stir Outrage
Wheeler, Tracey. The Beacon Journal (2006) Apathy Cited in Racial Health Gap: Blacks Die Sooner, Diagnosed Later Than Whites. Official Wonders What It Will Take To Stir Outrage.
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Abstract
Black newborns die at twice the rate of white newborns. Black women are diagnosed with HIV and AIDS at 20 times the rate of white women.Blacks, in general -- whether it's heart disease, diabetes, or cancer -- will be diagnosed later and die sooner than whites. And Dr. Garth N. Graham wants to know why no one seems to care.
| EPrint Type: | Other |
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| Keywords: | Minority, Health, Apathy, Behaviors, Racial Disparities, Health Gap, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans, Hispanics, Whites, Office of Minority Health, late diagnosis, mortality |
| Subjects: | Teaching Practice Practice: interventions Health Practice: service |
| ID Code: | 561 |
| Deposited By: | Hicks, Angela P. |
| Deposited On: | 22 October 2006 |
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