Disparities

TX Hispanic HIV/AIDS Cases Increasing
   HIV is being detected in Texas Hispanics at later stages than in other ethnic groups in the state, which increases their risk of spreading the virus and delaying treatment. There are more than 8,000 Hispanics living with AIDS in Texas, which has the largest recent influx of new Hispanic immigrant...
posted 8/13/08 09:55 AM  read complete story

Black Men Less Likely To Be Screened for Prostate Cancer
   Despite an increased risk for prostate cancer, many black men are still not obtaining a prostate-specific antigen test, according to a study published in the September issue of Cancer. Generally, men are advised to begin discussing PSA screening with their doctors at age 50. The American Canc...
posted 8/13/08 09:38 AM  read complete story

House Subcommittee Examines Rural Health Care Disparities
   Critical telecommunication and work force challenges contribute to greater disparities in access to healthcare in rural areas, according to panelists at a House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture hearing last week. Wayne Myers of the Maine He...
posted 8/1/08 09:59 AM  read complete story

RWJ Commits $300M To Fight Healthcare Racial Disparity
   With increasing reports of dangerous deficiencies in the quality of healthcare, the nation’s largest health care foundation is committing $300-million to improve quality in regions across the United States.Underscoring the scope of the problem, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) also relea...
posted 6/10/08 09:24 AM  read complete story

National Project Tackling Behavioral Health Treatment Disparities
   Leaders in the behavioral healthcommunity are quietly collaborating to improve substance abuse andmental health treatment for the range of racial, ethnic and culturalcommunities across the country.The Nat'l Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health(NNED) was formed through a partnership ...
posted 4/21/08 10:13 AM  read complete story

HHS Addressing Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare
   The Office ofMinority Health at HHS and the Nat'l Business Groupon Health launch a two-year, $300,000 project that seeks to reduce racial andethnic disparities in healthcare for minorities enrolled in employer-sponsoredhealth plans.The project, an extension of the Nat'l Partnership forAction launche...
posted 2/12/08 1:23 PM  read complete story

Former Patients of Charity Hospital in New Orleans File Lawsuit
   New Orleans: A group of former patients at CharityHospital in New Orleans on file a lawsuit in a Louisiana state court that seeks to requirethe hospital to return to the level of healthcare services provided beforeHurricane Katrina. Before thehurricane, Charity Hospital provided almost all basic, sp...
posted 1/18/08 2:26 PM  read complete story

Study: Racial Disparities Persist in Cancer Treatment
   A new study finds despite efforts in the past decade to eliminatecancer treatment disparities, black patients are significantly less likely thanwhite patients to receive therapy for various types of cancer. The authors ofthe study conclude that efforts to close treatment gaps initiated in the 1...
posted 1/11/08 11:26 AM  read complete story

Study Shows Racial Disparities in ER Pain Relief Prescriptions
   Emergency room doctors are prescribing more narcotics topatients who say they have pain, but minority patients are less likely thanwhites to receive such drugs.So finds a new study published in the Journal of theAmerican Medical Assn.(JAMA).  The government-funded study, which was conducted byr...
posted 1/2/08 1:11 PM  read complete story

NIH Partners With Nat'l Council of Negro Women to Reduce Childhood Obesity
   Officials from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are partnering with the Nat'l Council of Negro Women (NCNW) to help black children maintain a healthy weight.  As part of this collaboration, NCNW members throughout the nation will offer a fun, fast-pa...
posted 12/7/07 09:40 AM  read complete story