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Health | Cancer
| Diabetes
| Heart
Disease/Stroke | High
Blood Pressure |
HIV/AIDS | Weight
Management |
Health Issues Affecting African American Women
Major
Health Conditions Affecting African American Women
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of
Women's Health
Reducing Health
Disparities Among African Americans - Closing the Health Gap
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Conditions Facing African Americans - Closing the Health Gap
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Center
on Minority Health and Health Disparities - Addressing health
disparities amongst minorities
National Institutes of Health
Chronic
Diseases Affect Minorities Disproportionately - Fact sheet
Trust for America's Health
Michigan
Department of Community Health - Health Statistics and Reports
State of Michigan
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General
Health Information
Health
Information for Minority Women The National Women's Health Information Center
"Closing
the Gap" - Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of
Minority Health
Merck Manual Home Edition
- Online health reference book
Women's
Health (General) -MEDLINEplus
National Library of Medicine
Women's
Health Center
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Cancer in African Americans
African Americans
and Cancer
Intercultural Cancer Council, National Cancer Institute
High
Cancer Rates Among African Americans
American Cancer Society
Breast:
U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns
National Cancer Institute
Cancer
Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
Disparities
in Breast Cancer Survival
American Cancer Society
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Breast Cancer Information
National Cancer
Institute
Breast
Cancer - MEDLINEplus
African
American Women and Breast Cancer
The National Women's Health Information Center
Breast Cancer
Support Network for African American Women
-Celebrating Life
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Diabetes
African
American Program
American Diabetics Association
Diabetes
in African Americans
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National
Diabetes Education Program - African American audience
National Institutes of Health
Information
on Diabetes Control
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National
Diabetes Fact Sheet
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevent
Diabetes Problems - Seven, online booklets
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
Understanding
Gestational Diabetes
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
What
I Need to Know About Eating and Diabetes
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
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Heart Disease Information
General
Information
Prevention
Educating
African American Women About Heart Disease
American Heart Association
A
Special Message to African Americans
American Heart Association
African
Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases - Statistics
American Heart Association
Facts
About African Americans, Heart Disease and Stroke
American Heart Association
Improving
Cardiovascular Health in African Americans - Free , easy-to-read , online
booklets
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute
"The Heart
Truth" - A National Awareness Campaign For Women About Heart Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Women and
Heart Disease Atlas
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stroke
Information Page
National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Stroke Information -
MEDLINEplus
National Library of Medicine
High Blood Pressure |
Hypertension
High
Blood Pressure in African American Women
The National Women's Health Information Center
The
International Society on Hypertension in Blacks - Advocacy
Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension - The D.A.S.H Diet
Protect
Your Heart! Prevent High Blood Pressure - Free , online, booklet
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute
HIV / AIDS
National Black AIDS
Awareness Day
National Minority AIDS Initiative, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
HIV /
AIDS Among African Americans
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV InSite - All
inclusive resource for HIV and AIDS information
The Detroit
Community AIDS Library - DCAL
Includes a comprehensive library of free , online, video
presentations
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Weight Management
Embrace
Your Health, Lose Weight If You're Overweight - Free , online, booklet
for African Americans
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Energize
Yourself, Stay Physically Active - Free , online, booklet
for African Americans
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Improving
Your Health, Tips for African American Men and Women
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive &
Kidney Diseases
"Sisters
Together: Move More, Eat Better" - A national campaign to reduce
obesity in African American women 18 years and older.
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Weight
Loss and Control
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive &
Kidney Diseases
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