HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

February 27, 2009

links for 2009-02-27

• Economy may impact health care
  "We're starting to see that people are delaying their access to health care," [Mark] Whitney said. "They are avoiding going to the physician's office, the emergency room or for other services."
• Bill would assist minority women fighting breast cancer
  Breast cancer kills black women in Chicago at a rate 68 percent higher than white women.
• Ethnic Differences Found For Fatty Liver Disease And Insulin Resistance
  A new study suggests that the metabolic response to obesity and insulin resistance, particularly as it pertains to the liver, differs among ethnic groups in the U.S.
• Rural Community Health Centers Lack Resources To Provide Poor With Much Needed Vision Care Services
  A new analysis from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services indicates that a lack of access to eye care services for residents in rural and low-income areas has become a major public health crisis in America.