Health Status
Health promotion among diverse populations
Health status of a minority group: African-Americans
As is the case with all precious commodities, good health is not distributed equally throughout the population. Profound disparities exist between genders, ethnic groups, religious groups, and also between races. While some of these differences may be attributed to genetics, environmental and social trends as well as epigenetic factors (the interaction between environment and one's genetic makeup) are also factors. This paper will specifically focus on the current health status of African-Americans as relative to whites and to the American population at large and suggest interventions to improve that status.
African-Americans: Current health status
Overall, the health status of African-Americans as a group is considerably worse than that of the general population based upon a wide array of health indicators. African-Americans are disproportionately more likely to suffer from and die from chronic illnesses like heart disease and high blood pressure.: African-Americans have the highest death rates from heart disease and stroke compared with all other racial and ethnic populations; a disparity also found in age groups younger than 85 years of age as well as older Americans ("Black or African-American populations," 2015). Hypertension rates are also higher for African-American adults ("Black or African-American populations," 2015).
One of the reasons the prognosis for African-Americans is so poor regarding their health status is the prevalence of obesity within this demographic. Although the U.S. As a whole is heavier than it has been in the past, the obesity rates amongst African-Americans are far higher. Obesity is linked to a number of chronic conditions and negative long-term health outcomes, including diabetes -- the prevalence of diabetes amongst African-Americans is nearly twice as high as those of whites ("Black or African-American populations," 2015). Obesity amongst African-American women is particularly chronic: "50% of African-American women develop...
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