August 25, 2006
Health Disparities in Tennessee
The Chattanooga Times Free Press is reporting on racial disparities and health in their online edition.
Some of the highlights of the article:
African-Americans in 2002 were hospitalized at nearly three times the rate of whites for diabetes-related problems.
African-Americans are hospitalized about 50 percent more often for strokes than whites.
African-Americans in Tennessee have higher cancer mortality rate than whites.
Breast cancer occurs at a 12 percent higher incidence among white women, but the mortality rate from breast cancer is 48 percent higher among black women.