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The
following Web resources highlight and discuss major health disparities
affecting the African American community. The list of resources
include information and programs designed to address and eliminate
health disparities amongst minority populations.
Health
Disparities Information
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
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Office of Minority Health
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Black or African
American Populations
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Racial and
Ethnic Health Disparities – Fact Sheet
Chronic
Diseases Affect Minorities Disproportionately - Trust for America's Health
Organization
Kaiser Family Foundation –
Provides non-partisan information on major health care issues facing
the nation.
National Institutes of Health
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African
American Health – MEDLINEPlus
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Addressing Health
Disparities: The NIH Program of Action – What Are Health
Disparities
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National Center on Minority
Health and Health Disparities - National organization committed to
addressing health disparities amongst minority groups.
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National
Library of Medicine Strategic Plan for Addressing Health Disparities
United States Department of
Health and Human Services
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Closing the Health Gap
– Committed to reducing health disparities amongst minority
populations.
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Healthy People 2010 -
National initiative to eliminate health disparities in the United States.
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Office of Minority Health
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Racial
and Ethnic Minorities
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