African-American Health (Print Version)

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African-American Health

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Latest News

More African Americans Die of Heart Attacks (11/10/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21177.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/10/2004)
American Ethnic Groups Less Likely to Have Cholesterol Controlled (11/10/2004, American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3026059
Drug Duo Slows Heart Failure in African Americans (11/08/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21141.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/08/2004)
Barbers Recruited to Cut Blood Pressure (11/08/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21112.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/08/2004)
Back to Sleep Campaign Marks Tenth Anniversary with Renewed Effort to Cut SIDS Rates in African American Community (10/13/2004, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nichd-13.htm
National Cancer Institute Expands National Faith-Based Health Initiative for African American Churches: Stresses Healthy Eating to Help Reduce Health Disparities (09/21/2004, National Cancer Institute) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/nci-21.htm
More News on African-American Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_a.html#AfricanAmericanHealth

From the National Institutes of Health

Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/improving.htm

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: African Americans (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=%22african+american%22&recruiting;=true

Prevention/Screening

Protect Your Heart! Prevent High Blood Pressure (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/protect1.htm
You Have the Power to Prevent Kidney Disease: Learn the Risks (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/educresources/nkdep_risks_brochure.htm

Nutrition

Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/smart1.htm
Energize Yourself and Your Family (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/energize.htm
Heart-Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF File - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/cooking.pdf
Spice Up Your Life! Eat Less Salt and Sodium (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/spice1.htm

Related Issues

Bipolar Disorder and African Americans (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) - http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/BipolarDisorderAfricanAmericans.cfm
Clinical Depression and African Americans (National Mental Health Association) - http://www.nmha.org/ccd/support/africanamericanfact.cfm
Diabetes in African Americans (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse) - http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/africanamerican/index.htm
Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight if You are Overweight (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/embrace1.htm
Empower Yourself! Learn Your Cholesterol Number (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/empower1.htm
Energize Yourself! Stay Physically Active (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/energiz1.htm
Innovations in Scar Management Offer Encouraging News for African American Plastic Surgery Patients (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) - http://www.plasticsurgery.org/news_room/press_releases/Innovations-in-Scar-Management-Offer-Encouraging-News-for-African-American-Plastic-Surgery-Patients.cfm
Minority Cancer Awareness (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/minorityawareness.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/cancer/minority-s.htm
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs020514b.htm
Refresh Yourself! Stop Smoking (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/refresh1.htm
Skin Care for African-Americans (American Academy of Dermatology) - http://www.aad.org/public/Parentskids/KidsConnection/KCSkin.htm

Research

African Americans Unaware of High Kidney Disease Risk (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/niddk-08.htm
Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Minorities: An Update (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa55.htm
False Beliefs a Threat to Lung Cancer Patients (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_False_Beliefs_a_Threat_to_Lung_Cancer_Patients.asp
HIV Infection in Minority Populations (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/Minor.htm
Improving Depression Care has Long-Lasting Benefits for African Americans and Hispanics (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/depminpr.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/spdepmpr.htm
Intervention Improves Control of High Blood Pressure in Young Inner-City African-American Men (National Institute of Nursing Research) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/ninr-29.htm
Medication and Psychotherapy Treat Depression in Low-Income Minority Women (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2003/nimh01a.htm
Researchers Adapt HIV Risk Prevention Program for African-American Women (National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNvol19N1/Researchers.html

Genetics

Genetic Risk Factor Found for Lupus in African American Women (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/genelupus.htm

Directories

NMA Physician Locator (National Medical Association) - http://www.nmaphysicianlocatorservice.org/

Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health - http://www.cdc.gov/omh/
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities - http://ncmhd.nih.gov/
National Medical Association - http://www.nmanet.org/
Office of Minority Health Resource Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - http://www.omhrc.gov/

Statistics

African Americans and Kidney Disease Fact Sheet (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/news/nationalcampaign/AfricAmerKDFactSheet.htm
African Americans and Lung Disease (American Lung Association) - http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b;=35976
African Americans and Tobacco (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/sgr-min-fs-afr.htm
Black or African American Populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/omh/Populations/BAA/BAA.htm
Cancer Health Disparities (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/healthdisparities
Diabetes Statistics for African Americans (American Diabetes Association) - http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics/african-americans.jsp
HIV/AIDS Among African Americans (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/afam.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/vih/pubs/facts/span-afam.htm
Leading Causes of Death for Women in the United States, 2000 (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/minority/leading.htm
Racial / Ethnic Health Disparities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040402.htm
Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities (American Public Health Association) - Links to PDF File - http://www.apha.org/NPHW/facts/RaceEth-PHW04_Facts.pdf
Also available in Spanish - http://www.apha.org/NPHW/espanol/Disp-RacialeEtnica-PHW04.pdf
Recent Trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity--U.S., 1990-1998 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5103a1.htm
State Fact Sheets about Heart Disease among Men (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/cvh/maps/cvdatlas/atlas_mens/factsheets_mens/index.htm
State Fact Sheets about Heart Disease among Women (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/cvh/maps/cvdatlas/atlas_womens/factsheets_womens/index.htm

Women

Celebrate the Beauty of Youth (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/celebrate.htm
Fit and Fabulous As You Mature (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/mature.htm
Health Problems in African-American Women (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/minority/africanamercian.htm
High Cholesterol Elevates Women's Risk of Stroke Death (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003620
HIV/AIDS among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Continuing Risk (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/women.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/vih/pubs/facts/s_women.htm
New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/precare.htm
Osteoporosis and African-American Women (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r607i&doctitle;=Osteoporosis+and+African%2DAmerican+Women&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet

Men

Fruits and Vegetables: Men Shoot for 9 (Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute) - http://5aday.gov/9aday/

Children

Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs: Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - African American Outreach Parent Brochure - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sleep_risk.htm
Helping Children Cope with Crisis: A Guide for African American Parents (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/crisis/helping_children_crisis.htm
Helping Children Cope with Crisis: A Workbook for African American Families (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/hccc/helping_children.htm

Teenagers

NHLBI Study Finds Dramatic Decline in Physical Activity among African-American and White Girls (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2002/nhlbi-04.htm

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Population Groups - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html

The primary NIH organization for research on African-American Health is the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities - http://ncmhd.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 10 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 27 August 2004