HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

February 26, 2009

links for 2009-02-26

• Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Increasing in Missouri (Audio)
  According to data released Tuesday by the Missouri Foundation for Health, African-Americans are two point three times as likely to receive inadequate prenatal care than whites. They are eight times more likely to contract HIV. Thirty times more likely to contract Gonorrhea and four and a half time more likely to be the target of sexual abuse
• Dieters have lots of good options: study
  "Our bottom line is, choose a diet that is good for your heart and there's a big range of what you can eat. Then just be reasonable about your intake. If you need to lose weight, eat less."
• Utah Asians Fare Better Than General Population On Several Health Factors, Report Says
  Asians living in Utah are less likely to suffer from chronic health conditions and are generally in better health than the general population, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Utah Department of Health....
• U.S. health insurance gap to widen without action: CBO
  The number of Americans without health insurance could rise by almost 10 million to 54 million in a decade if lawmakers fail to quickly enact policies that rein in costs and expand coverage, Congress' top budget analyst said on Wednesday.
• Poor Face Obstacles to Renew Public Health Insurance, Study Shows
  More than a third of New York State’s recipients of Medicaid and other public health insurance programs fail to re-enroll on time, losing coverage even though they remain eligible, because of daunting paperwork and other obstacles, according to a new study.
• Socioeconomic Inequities In Lung Cancer Incidence Partially Explained By Smoking Behavior
  Europeans with the least education have a higher incidence of lung cancer compared with those with the highest education. However, smoking history accounts for approximately half of this risk, according to a study in the February 24 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.