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Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States

(3 days ago) WebBlack women in the United States experienced substantial improvements in health during the last century, yet health disparities persist. Black women continue to experience excess mortality relative to other U.S. women, including—despite overall …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8020496/

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What drives Black maternal health inequities in the U.S.

(4 days ago) WebWhat drives Black maternal health inequities in the U.S. Statistics on Black maternal health in the United States underscore serious gaps in care. Black women are …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/what-drives-black-maternal-health-inequities-us

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Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

(5 days ago) WebFor nearly 30 years, Boston University has led the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health, shining a light on tragic disparities and showing …

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/racism-sexism-and-the-crisis-of-black-womens-health/

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The …

(7 days ago) WebOverall, Black women face a much higher risk of dying from pregnancy complications than white women, with maternal mortality rates of 41.7 per 100,000 live births for Black women, compared with 13

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

(6 days ago) WebThe BRFSS survey measures eleven types of ACEs among adults. As of 2021, AIAN (31%), Black (22%) and Hispanic (22%) adults were more likely than White …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/report/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Structural Racism And Black Women’s Employment In The US …

(Just Now) WebBecause Black women are so overrepresented in the sector, opening up opportunities for mobility within health care is a key way to combat racist occupational exclusion. 30 …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01400

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Trying To Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek Out Black …

(8 days ago) WebFor Black women, the impact of systemic racism can show up starkly in childbirth. They are three times more likely to die after giving birth than white women in …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/28/996603360/trying-to-avoid-racist-health-care-black-women-seek-out-black-obstetricians

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Three Days That Changed the Thinking About Black Women’s Health

(6 days ago) WebNov. 11, 2023. On June 24, 1983, Byllye Avery welcomed busloads of Black women to the campus of Spelman College in Atlanta. She was in a state of disbelief. The women had …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/headway/black-women-health.html

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Black women in medicine—rising above invisibility

(3 days ago) WebThe voice and agency of Black women health professionals have been systematically neglected, despite progress towards egalitarianism in medicine. The relationship of Black women to medicine …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00302-0/fulltext

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Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States

(1 days ago) WebAbstract. Black women in the United States have experienced substantial improvements in health during the last century, yet health disparities persist. These health disparities are …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33237831/

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Black Women’s Biggest Health Issue Is the System

(3 days ago) WebIn Upton/Druid Heights, 54.7% of 10,071 residents are women, 93.3% of which are Black women compared to Roland Park that has a similar percentage of …

https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2020/black-womens-biggest-health-issue-system

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How discrimination can harm black women’s health

(6 days ago) WebBlack women face risks to their health from discrimination—both from health professionals who don’t take their concerns seriously and from biological wear and tear caused by …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/discrimination-black-womens-health/

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Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans

(9 days ago) WebAfrican-American women are three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than white women, for example, and the African-American infant …

https://tcf.org/content/report/racism-inequality-health-care-african-americans/

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebAdvancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care. The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report. Dr. Reshma Chugani checks 7-year-old Zoe …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Disparities in Health and Health Care Among Black People KFF

(9 days ago) WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

https://www.kff.org/infographic/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-among-black-people/

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Black/African American Health Office of Minority Health

(9 days ago) WebHealth. According to Census Bureau projections, the 2021 life expectancies at birth for blacks are 70.8 years, with 74.8 years for women, and 66.7 years for men. For non …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/blackafrican-american-health

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The Historical Roots of Racial Disparities in American Health Care

(3 days ago) WebA new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel, ‘The Color of Care,’ produced by Oprah Winfrey, shines a light on medicine’s biases. To many people, Henrietta Lacks, painted …

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/historical-roots-racial-disparities-american-health-care-180979800/

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Racism Runs Through It: Examining The Sexual And Reproductive …

(Just Now) WebStark differences exist in reproductive health outcomes for Black women in the US in comparison with other racial and ethnic groups. Among women ages 15–44, …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01422

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Solving the Black Maternal Health Crisis - Johns Hopkins

(4 days ago) WebPolicy Solutions . Sixty-five percent of Black birthing people in the U.S. rely on Medicaid—the joint state and federal health care program for low-income …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis

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Health in colour: black women, racism, and maternal health

(2 days ago) WebThe COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the racial reckoning that took place in the summer of 2020, has placed racial disparities at the forefront of contemporary …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00225-3/fulltext

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African Americans/Blacks Health Disparities CDC

(7 days ago) Web11% were among African American/Black women. In 2018, in the United States, the death rate for African Americans/Blacks was higher (16.3 per 100,000) compared with any …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/africanamericans.html

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Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in

(9 days ago) WebBlack women with good heart health showed little decline in mental processing during the study. Black women with lower heart health, especially as …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/better-heart-health-at-midlife-linked-to-less-cognitive-decline-in-black-women

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STEM Jobs See Uneven Progress in Increasing Gender, Racial and …

(2 days ago) WebWomen have increased their share of employment in some of the higher profile health-related STEM occupations. Women are 38% of physicians and surgeons, …

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2021/04/01/stem-jobs-see-uneven-progress-in-increasing-gender-racial-and-ethnic-diversity/

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5 conditions that highlight the women’s health gap

(8 days ago) Web5. Autoimmune conditions. Autoimmune diseases are those that stimulate the body's immune defences to attack itself and include lupus, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/womens-health-gap-healthcare/

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US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new …

(8 days ago) WebHowever, Black women still had higher rates of maternal deaths than other women. The US maternal mortality rate fell from 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/health/maternal-mortality-cdc-report/index.html

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Maternal death rate is improving. So why do disparities persist?

(Just Now) WebThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday estimated 817 women died of maternal causes in the United States in 2022, marking a drop from 1,205 …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/05/02/maternal-deaths-improve-disparities-persist/73471846007/

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10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare KFF

(Just Now) WebA higher share of women under age 65 (29%), Black (19%) and Hispanic (13%) women, women in fair or poor health (24%), and women with incomes below …

https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/10-key-facts-about-women-with-medicare/

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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $105 Million in Community …

(Just Now) WebToday’s Healthy Start funding announcement will support the health care and social needs of moms and babies in high need communities to help improve community …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/29/biden-harris-administration-invests-105-million-community-based-organizations-improve-maternal-infant-health-across-country.html

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Women live more years in ill-health than men, finds gender health …

(3 days ago) WebWomen live longer than men but experience more years in poor health, according to a global gender health gap analysis that experts say underlines an urgent …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/may/01/women-live-more-years-ill-health-than-men-gender-health-gap-study

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Rural Dwelling Older …

(4 days ago) WebBackground: Limited information is available about the perceptions of older African American (AA) females living in the rural “Black Belt” and their high-risk status …

https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/755

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Americans are getting less sleep. The biggest burden falls on …

(9 days ago) WebA majority – 57% – now say they could use more sleep, which is a big jump from a decade ago. It's an acceleration of an ongoing trend, according to the survey. In …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/26/1247501573/women-sleep-sleepless-study-research-insomnia

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Mammograms to detect breast cancer should start at age 40, new …

(1 days ago) WebA rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/30/1247941059/breast-cancer-screening-mammograms-women-health

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Women need to exercise and eat differently than men. Dr. Stacy …

(Just Now) WebWomen of all ages should focus on strength training to help reduce risk of dementia, said exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims (not shown). …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/health/women-fitness-training-nutrition-wellness/index.html

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Task force updates guidance for breast cancer screenings for …

(7 days ago) WebCNN —. Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/health/breast-cancer-mammograms-earlier-recommendations/index.html

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UnitedHealthcare CEO says 'maybe a third' of US citizens were …

(Just Now) WebLast month, Andrew Witty, the CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group, of “a substantial proportion of people in America.”. On Wednesday, …

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/united-healthcare-ceo-says-maybe-a-third-of-u-s-citizens-were-affected-by-recent-hack/

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