Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (). “Fact Sheet: Health Disparities in Hypertension and Hypertension Control.” CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report: United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Fact Sheet: Health Disparities in Heart Disease and Stroke
Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (). “Fact Sheet: Health Disparities in Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke.” CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report: United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Infographic: How Diabetes Affects Minority Groups
National Diabetes Education Program (). “How Diabetes Affects Minority Groups.” [Infographic]. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Who Is Affected by Stroke?
Vega, Jose (). “Interesting Facts and Statistics About Stroke.” About Health.
Stroke Health Disparities
Benjamin, Alecia (). “Disparities in stroke care prevail among U.S. racial/ethnic groups.” Health Equity Matters. Richmond, VA: Virginia Department of Health, Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy.
Health Disparities and Stroke
Hachinski, Vladimir (). “Cerebrovascular Health Disparities (Editorial).” Stroke 36(5):927. PMID:15831832; doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000165055.47211.7c.
High Blood Pressure in African-Americans
Beckerman, James (). “High Blood Pressure in African-Americans.” WebMD.
Hypertension and the Social Environment
Wood-Wright, Natalie (). “Hypertension Disparity Linked to Environment” Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, MD.
Health Disparities and Tobacco Use
American Indians and Alaska Natives are the group with the highest prevalence of tobacco users followed by African American and Southeast Asian men. The groups with the lowest prevalence of smoking are Asian American and Hispanic women.
This difference in the prevalence of smokers among each ethnic group can be attributed to many factors including: socioeconomic status, cultural factors, stress, advertising that is more often target to certain populations, as well as an individual’s community tobacco control initiatives.
Source:
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (). “Highlights: At A Glance.” Surgeon General’s Report: Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Battling Health Disparities: Closing the Gaps
Alliance for Aging Research (). “Battling Health Disparities: Closing the Gaps.”