HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

March 30, 2009

links for 2009-03-30

• Health Disparities Blog | News and research on health disparities
• Indigenous Children's Health Report Highlights Disparities in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand
  Indigenous children in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand experience higher rates of infant mortality, child injury, accidental death as well as a host of other health ailments compared to non-Indigenous children according to a new report released today by the Centre for Research on Inner City Health.
• Fighting Colon Cancer In Black Community (CBS News)
  African-American men are 44 percent more likely to die from colon cancer than white men, and African-American women, 46 percent more likely to die than white women.
• Unemployment hits harder among Latinos, blacks
  Last hired, first fired: This generations-old cliche rings bitterly true for millions of Latinos and blacks who are losing jobs at a faster rate than the general population during this punishing recession.
• At Clinic, Tales and Health Concerns of Hispanics
  Even with Hennepin’s open-door policy, hospital officials say, getting health care is increasingly difficult for many illegal immigrants. Previously allowed to use Medicaid, people here illegally are no longer eligible, except for children, pregnant women or those with emergency cases. Some illegal immigrants are too afraid to approach a public hospital like Hennepin, fearful that any official interaction might tip off immigration agents.