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With the growing trend of new cases of diabetes and pre-diabetes, the American Diabetes Association is committed to improving the lives of African Americans and their families who are at risk for diab... Details >

American Diabetes Association  

Discusses the incidence of kidney disease among African Americans. Included is a section that presents disease statistics for the United States in general. ... Details >

National Diabetes Education Program

African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from chronic and preventable disease compared with white Americans. Of the three leading causes of death in African Americans — heart disease, ... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Glaucoma occurs about five times more often in African-Americans, and blindness from glaucoma is about six times more common. In addition to this higher frequency, glaucoma often occurs earlier in lif... Details >

Glaucoma Research Foundation  

Many people ask if the incidence of albinism in non-whites is higher than in whites. The answer is no. This bulletin discusses African-Americans with albinism, including physical differences and copin... Details >

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation  

Arthritis and related conditions can affect anyone, no matter what their race. Osteoarthritis (OA), the common form of arthritis in African Americans, affects all races in similar frequency. However, ... Details >

Arthritis Foundation  

An estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness. While the rate of bipolar disorder is the same among African Americans as it is among other Americans, A... Details >

Mental Health America  

Lists the leading health risk factors, conditions, and causes of death for Blacks or African Americans. In addition, links to other resources, including statistical sources, are provided.... Details >

Office of Minority Health (CDC)

Lists and provides links to information on leading health problems in African American women.... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This consumer publication suggests steps to take to change eating and exercise habits for healthier living. A substitution list provides lowfat alternatives to traditional African American foods. Tips... Details >

Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) is the nation’s largest repository of information on health issues specific to African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans... Details >

Office of Minority Health and the Office of Minority Health Resource Center

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has launched a "Health for All" Americans agenda as part of its efforts to meet the Healthy People 2010 objectives issued by the Federal Governmen... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

While African American women tend to have higher bone mineral density than white women throughout life, they are still at significant risk of developing osteoporosis. The misperception that osteoporos... Details >

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center

Some medical experts believe all men should be offered regular screening tests for prostate cancer. Other medical experts do not. Designed specifically for African American men to help them understand... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a disorder that results in the loss of brain cells. Because African-Americans are more likely to have vascular disease (disorders affecting the... Details >

Alzheimer's Association  

With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, it has never been more important for the public to practice the prevention and detection steps that are key to avoiding melanoma, the most deadly form of... Details >

American Academy of Dermatology