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MULTI-CULTURAL HEALTH RESOURCE GUIDES

African Americans

Major Causes of Mortality
Causes	Mortality per 100,000
All causes	1141.9
Major cardiovascular diseases	451.0
Heart disease	336.5
Diabetes-related (multiple cause)	164.7
All cancer	257.8
Coronary heart disease (CHD)	250.5

Data Sources: Listing of Mortality Data Available in Beyond 20/20^® IN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1997-1999)

■ GENERAL HEALTH RESOURCES
▪   African American Health Care and Medical Information (in BlackHealthCare.com)
▪   African American Health - Medlineplus
▪   African American Health Network
▪   Black or African Americans (Healthfinder®)
▪   Journey to Wellness: African American Health Care

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■ AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS
▪   Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
▪   National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
▪   National Black Nurses’ Association, Inc.
▪   Sister’s Network Inc: A National African-American Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization

■ UNIQUE HEALTH AND DISEASE PATTERNS

▪ HEART DISEASE

▪   Factsheets
- Heart Facts: All Americans/ African Americans (American Heart Association)
- Fact Sheets about Heart Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
∙   Among Men // Among Women
- The Office of Minority Health: Heart Disease and African Americans
▪  Improving Cardiovascular Health in African American (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Learn Your Cholesterol Number
- Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
- Prevent High Blood Pressure
- Eat Less Salt and Sodium
- Loss Weight If You Are Overweight
- Stay Physically Active
- Stop Smoking

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▪ CANCER

▪   Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (NCI)
▪   Colorectal Cancer Rates Higher in African Americans (American Cancer Society)
▪   Factsheets
- Cancer Facts & Figures for African-Americans 2005-2006 (American Cancer Society)
- Recent Trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity – United States, 1990–1998
▪   Minority Cancer Awareness (NCI)
▪   Tobacco
- African American Teens at Greater Risk of Tobacco Addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Stop Smoking (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

▪ DIABETES

▪   African Americans and Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
▪   American Diabetes Association: African Americans and Diabetes
▪   Diabetes and African American Women
▪   Factsheets
- Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Agency for Healthcare Reserach and Quality)
▪   Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women
    (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases)
▪   National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
▪   What Every African-American Man Should Know About Diabetes

▪ HIV / AIDS

▪   African American HIV / AIDS Program (American Red Cross)
▪   Black AIDS.org
▪   Factsheets
- HIV Infection in Minority Populations (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
▪   HIV / AIDS Among African Americans (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
▪   HIV / AIDS Among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Continuing Risk
   (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
▪   National Minority AIDS Council
▪   National Minority AIDS Education & Training Center (NMAETC)

▪ WOMEN'S HEALTH

▪  Black Women's Health
▪  FAQs about Women's Health: African American Women's Health (National Women's Health Information Center)
▪  The National Women's Health Information Center: Health Problems in Afican American Women
▪  The Office on Women's Health: Multidisciplinary Health Models for Women
▪  The Office on Women's Health: Quick Health Data Online
▪  What Do African American Women Suffer From? (Conditions That Affect Women)

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Comments and suggestions to: Nancy Henry

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