Mental Wellness During the Pandemic
Mental Wellness During the Pandemic
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Asthma prevalence is highest among blacks. Black children have a 260 percent higher emergency department visit rate, a 250 percent higher hospitalization rate, and a 500 percent higher death rate from asthma compared to white children.
African Americans have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease than other groups. Nearly 15 percent of African Americans have diabetes compared with 8 percent of whites.
Adult obesity rates for African Americans are higher than those for whites in nearly every state of the nation—37 percent of men and nearly 50 percent of women are obese.
Thirteen percent of African Americans of all ages report they are in fair or poor health.
African Americans experience higher incidence and mortality rates from many cancers that are amenable to early diagnosis and treatment. African-American adults with cancer are woefully underrepresented in cancer trials and are much less likely to survive prostate cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer than their white counterparts.
Staying Healthy During the Pandemic
Staying Healthy During the Pandemic
This group of individuals created a cycling group to stay in shape. Click the link below to read the full article.
This group of individuals created a cycling group to stay in shape. Click the link below to read the full article.
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