Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f4Q229f20719; Fri, 25 May 2001 22:02:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 22:02:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <02e001c0e587$d7be6a20$23bffea9@hppav> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:494] Reports on Race and Poverty as Factors in Health Care X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Status: O Content-Length: 1194 Lines: 29 You may be interested in the following reports related to health care: Race a Factor in Healthcare The New England Journal of Medicine reported May 10 that racial disparities in healthcare still exist in the United States. Studies have shown that black Americans are less likely than whites to receive a wide range of medical services, including potentially lifesaving surgical procedures. The life expectancy for black Americans is 6 years shorter than that of white Americans, unchanged during the last 30 years. http://www.nejm.org/content/2001/0344/0019/1471.asp Low Income Mothers Uninsured Approximately 5.9 million American mothers of children under the age of 19 are without health insurance, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). The majority of uninsured mothers earn too little to afford health coverage, but too much to be eligible for Medicaid. Lack of insurance places many mothers at risk who are unable to afford basic preventive care, such as mammograms and pap smears. http://www.cbpp.org/5-10-01health-pr.htm ********************************* Mary Ann Corley Director, National Center for Literacy and Social Justice macorley1@earthlink.net
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