Health Issues | General
Health | Cancer
& African Americans | Lung
Cancer | Prostate
Cancer | Diabetes
| Heart
Disease/Stroke | High
Blood Pressure/Hypertension | HIV/AIDS
Health
Issues Affecting African American Men
Improving
African American Men’s Health – A State of Michigan
Initiative
Michigan Department of Community Health
Reducing
Health Disparities Among African Americans - Closing the Health Gap
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Health Conditions Facing African Americans -Closing the
Health Gap
U. S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Center
on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National
Institutes of Health
Chronic
Diseases Affect Minorities Disproportionately - Fact sheet
Trust for America's
Health
Michigan
Department of Community Health - Health statistics,
reports, and information resources
State of Michigan
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General
Health Information
Merck Manual Home Edition
- Online health reference book
Men's
Health Center
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Men's
Health -General -
MEDLINEplus
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Cancer in
African Americans
Cancer
Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
High
Cancer Rates Among African Americans
American Cancer Society
African Americans
& Cancer
Intercultural Cancer Council, American Cancer Society
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Lung Cancer
African
Americans and Lung Disease
American Lung Association
What
You Need to Know About Lung Cancer
National Cancer Institute
Facts About Lung
Cancer
American Lung Association
African
Americans and Tobacco
Centers for Diseases Control
and Prevention
Michigan Guide to
Smoking Cessation Programs
Michigan Department of Community Health
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Prostate
Cancer
African
American Men Need Early Prostate Screening - Article
American Cancer Society
Prostate
Cancer Greater Burden to African American Men- Article
American Cancer Society
Let's
Talk About It - Prostate Cancer Advocacy for African American Men
American Cancer Society, 100 Black Men of America
Prostate
Cancer Information -
MEDLINEplus
National Library of Medicine
Prostate
Cancer
National Cancer Institute
What You Need
to Know About Prostate Cancer
National Cancer Institute
Interactive
Health Tutorial - Free, interactive tutorial
explains prostate cancer
National Library of Medicine
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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
National
Diabetes Fact Sheet
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information
on Diabetes Control
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
Prevent
Diabetes Problems - Seven, online booklets
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
What I Need to
Know About Eating and Diabetes
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
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Heart Disease / Stroke
Heart
Disease Information
General
Information
Prevention
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,
On-line Booklets
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute
Stroke
Information Page
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Stroke
Information - MEDLINEplus
National Library of Medicine
Stroke:
Prevention and Treatment
National Institute on Aging
Stroke
Connection Magazine - Get a one-year, free
subscription
The American Stroke Association
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High Blood
Pressure/ Hypertension
High
Blood Pressure
American Heart Association
The International
Society on Hypertension in Blacks - Advocacy
High
Blood Pressure: Tips for Keeping It Under Control
National Institute on Aging
Your Guide to Lowering
High Blood Pressure
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Spice
Up Your Life! Eat Less Salt and Sodium- Free, On-line,
Booklet
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute
Protect
Your Heart! Prevent High Blood Pressure - Free, On-line,
Booklet
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute
Dietary
Approach to Stop Hypertension - The D.A.S.H Diet
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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
African
American HIV / AIDS Program
American Red Cross
HIV / AIDS General
Information -Includes information for African Americans; "On
the Front Lines: Fighting HIV/AIDS in African American Communities."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Detroit Community AIDS
Library - DCAL
Includes a comprehensive library of free,
online, video presentations
HIV InSite - All inclusive
resource for HIV and AIDS information
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