Armin Brott
Tribune News Service
April is National Minority Health Month, making it the perfect time to focus on the often significant disparities in health and well-being that affect racial and ethnic minorities across our country. But itâs important to remember that these inequities exist every single day of the year, not just in April.
What do we mean by âdisparitiesâ and âinequitiesâ? Well, according to the Commonwealth Fund (www.commonwealthfund.org), compared with the general population, members of racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to receive preventive health services and often receive lower-quality care. They also have worse health outcomes for certain conditions.â
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U.S., Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders bear a disproportionate burden of disease, injury, premature death and disability. Cancer is just one example of the many health disparities that these groups face. The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center’s work with these populations has significantly improved ongoing efforts to reduce health disparities among these populations across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific in research that could impact other parts of the world.
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Pop-up event celebrates âBlack Maternal Health Weekâ in Northeast Ohio
Pop-up event celebrates âBlack Maternal Health Weekâ in Northeast Ohio By Sia Nyorkor | April 14, 2021 at 7:41 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 7:41 PM
MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - It was not an ordinary pop-up.
Hosted by the organization âPregnant with Possibilitiesâ the self-care event is meant to celebrate âBlack Maternal Health Weekâ during National Minority Health Month.
âWeâve been isolated. For the last year, COVID-19 has given us so many effects that we may not realize right now or even later,â said Veranda Rodgers, the organizationâs executive director. âSo we wanted to bring the community out to engage.â
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