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Black/African American Health Office of Minority Health

(9 days ago) WEBHealth. According to Census Bureau projections, the 2021 life expectancies at birth for blacks are 70.8 years, with 74.8 years for women, and 66.7 years for men. For non …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/blackafrican-american-health

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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

(6 days ago) WEBThe BRFSS survey measures eleven types of ACEs among adults. As of 2021, AIAN (31%), Black (22%) and Hispanic (22%) adults were more likely than White …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/report/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, …

(3 days ago) WEBAmong Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed assessment of the progress that has …

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/04/07/black-americans-views-about-health-disparities-experiences-with-health-care/

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Disparities in Health and Health Care Among Black People KFF

(9 days ago) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

https://www.kff.org/infographic/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-among-black-people/

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2019, approximately 51 million U.S. adults aged ≥18 years reported any mental illness,* and 7.7% reported a past-year substance use disorder † (1).Although reported prevalence estimates of certain mental …

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7005a3.htm

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Trends in Health Care Use Among Black and White …

(8 days ago) WEBKey Points. Question How much progress has been made during the past 6 decades in equalizing access to health care for Black and White people in the US?. Findings In this repeat cross-sectional analysis …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2793347

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBAdvancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care. The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report. Dr. Reshma Chugani checks 7-year-old Zoe …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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How Recognizing Health Disparities for Black People is …

(9 days ago) WEBAt birth, Black people have shorter life expectancies compared to White people (70.8 vs. 76.4 years), and they experienced a larger decline in life expectancy than White people between 2019 and

https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/how-recognizing-health-disparities-for-black-people-is-important-for-change/

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Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBBlack women currently make up ∼7.0% of the U.S. population and 13.6% of all U.S. women. 10 Although, on average, Black women are younger (36.1 years) than …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8020496/

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Health Disparities in the Black Community: Conditions, Causes

(5 days ago) WEBAfrican Americans felt the brunt of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. That disparity is even more pronounced today, with Black people making up 42% of all …

https://www.healthline.com/health/health-disparities-in-the-black-community

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Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans

(9 days ago) WEBIn the South, African Americans are disproportionately represented. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority …

https://tcf.org/content/report/racism-inequality-health-care-african-americans/

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#BlackHealthFacts and Statistics: A Knowledge Movement

(1 days ago) WEBCompared with white Americans, African Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (3.5 times), be hospitalized for lower limb amputations (2.3 …

https://www.everydayhealth.com/black-health-facts/statistics/

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Black/African American SAMHSA

(Just Now) WEBPopulation Statistics. In the United States, 13.6% of the population (45.3 million people) identified themselves as Black or African American in 2021. Roughly …

https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/black-african-american

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Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity - Center for American …

(5 days ago) WEB89.4 percent of African Americans had health care coverage in 2017 compared with 93.7 percent of white Americans. 2. National Center for Health …

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/health-disparities-race-ethnicity/

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Mental and Behavioral Health - African Americans

(7 days ago) WEBThe overall suicide rate for black or African Americans was 60 percent lower than that of the non-Hispanic white population, in 2018. Black females, grades 9-12, were 60 …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/mental-and-behavioral-health-african-americans

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Black and African American Health - MedlinePlus

(8 days ago) WEBObesity and African Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) Setting Goals to Be More Active Slows Memory …

https://medlineplus.gov/blackandafricanamericanhealth.html

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Black Adolescent Suicide Rate Reveals Urgent Need to Address …

(9 days ago) WEBBlack adolescents are significantly less likely than their peers in other demographic groups to receive mental health care. This is due, in part, to systemic …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/04/22/black-adolescent-suicide-rate-reveals-urgent-need-to-address-mental-health-care-barriers

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Black men’s mental health matters

(8 days ago) WEBWhile Black Americans experience similar rates of mental illness as other Americans in general, there are contextual differences. For example, Black adults living …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/09/ce-black-mental-health

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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: North Bergen township, Hudson …

(5 days ago) WEBFrequently requested statistics for: North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey Black or African American alone, Health. With a disability, under age …

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/northbergentownshiphudsoncountynewjersey/PST045222

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Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality Health …

(1 days ago) WEBWorking Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality. Print. April 8, 2024. Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/maternal-mortality/index.html

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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bergen County, New Jersey

(6 days ago) WEBFrequently requested statistics for: Bergen County, New Jersey Please note that new Connecticut county and township level geographies are not available within the …

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bergencountynewjersey/PST045222

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(Just Now) WEBNot Hispanic, Black or African American 431 46 368 59 799 51 Not Hispanic, White 61 6 34 5 95 6 Other/Unknown 8 # # 0 11 # Total 944 100 626 100 1570 100 Paterson …

https://www.nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/documents/stats/hiv/other_cities/paterson.pdf

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