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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Blacks Suffer from Disparities in US Health Care
National Eye Institute
Studies show that glaucoma is: Five times more likely to occur in Blacks than in Whites.
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Minority Health Issues
Office of Minority HealthAfrican-American Health
Tobacco Use in the Minority Community
Asthma in the Minority Community
African-American Health News
All About Black Health
African Americans Unaware of High Kidney Disease Risk
African Americans and Kidney Disease Fact Sheet
Minority Women's Health
Violence and Minority Women
Minority Women's Health Fact Sheet
Black Women's Health
National Black Women's Health ProjectWanting to Exhale: African-American Women and Smoking
Closing the Health Gap 2004
African-American Women's Health
African-American Women's Health: Breast Cancer
African-American Women's Health: Diabetes
African-American Women's Health: High Blood Pressure
Cancer Control for African-American Women
Current Health Headlines:
N-95's and surgical masks
Please follow the link below for a study comparing N-95's and surgical masks.
New smoking ordinance
Need Help with the new smoking ordinance?
Early in April the distance from the door will be decided and business policies reflecting this change must be written.
If you need help on this, or need someone to look over your policy to make sure you are compliant, please contact:
Carrie White
Program Manager
AZ HealthLinks
2929 E. Thomas Road
Phoenix AZ 85016
P: (602)778-7695
F: (602) 381-3096
E-mail: Carrie.White@cancer.org
Health Disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality and burden of disease and other adverse health outcomes that exist among specific population groups.
If you are overweight, lose weight because:
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