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Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease are among the top health problems in the U.S., but all Americans don't share this burden equally. Minorities, including Black ...
This disparity is largely due to genetics, high obesity rates, and socioeconomic factors. Complications from diabetes, like kidney disease, are also more common among Black people. Efforts to ...
The weathering hypothesis proposes that the cumulative burden of these stressors as individuals age is "weathering", and the increased weathering experienced by minority groups compared to others can account for differences in health outcomes. [3] In recent years, social scientists investigated the biological plausibility of the weathering ...
U.S. ethnic groups can exhibit substantial average differences in disease incidence, disease severity, disease progression, and response to treatment. [ 31 ] African Americans have higher rates of mortality than does any other racial or ethnic group for 8 of the top 10 causes of death. [ 32 ]
Race and health refers to how being identified with a specific race influences health. Race is a complex concept that has changed across chronological eras and depends on both self-identification and social recognition. [1] In the study of race and health, scientists organize people in racial categories depending on different factors such as ...
“The burden of diabetes represents an even greater challenge among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States, which are predicted to comprise half of the total population in the country by ...
That includes screenings for diabetes, common cancers, and cardiovascular disease. Minorities make up more than half of the uninsured population. Some minorities are also more likely to be ...
6 min read. The social determinants of health (SDOH) describe the conditions in the place where you were born, live, work, learn, play, worship, and age. They’re made up of a large range of ...