Articles - The Office of Minority Health

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	Hepatitis C: The Importance of Screening for this Silent Disease Andrea Thomas, 49, had moderately abnormal enzymes for years but her family physician ignored it, presuming it was a result of social drinking.
	Nurse Your Baby into Health…from the Second He Is Born
	In California: An Endowment for Healthy Living While childhood obesity statistics soar nationwide, Californians say they have had enough: 92 percent recently indicated they view it as a serious problem, 80 percent thought it had worsened, and most thought the solution requires a community approach, not just an individual one.
	In Mississippi, a Local Take on Curbing Infant Mortality Mildred Thomas missed a period, but it wasn't second period Math, or fifth period Arts. She missed her biological period. She was pregnant. She was 13.
	Tuberculosis Control Efforts Demand Renewed Attention
	Multiple Sclerosis, Unpredictable but Treatable Ohio Chapter Brings MS to Forefront in African-American Community
	Giving Back Life: The Story of Pearl and Vicki Lambert
	Tackling HIV on College Campuses: An Illinois Experience
	Colorectal Cancer, Catch It Early, Get Screened! It was 2003 and Laura Porter's second year of pediatric residency at Howard University in Washington, D.C., when she noticed something just wasn't right.
	Proyecto Salud: Looking after the Uninsured Do you know how your healthy self turns into an unhealthy mess? One missed check up at a time.