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what are the 10 states with the highest black population
new york, florida, texas, georgia, california, north carolina, illinois, virgina, maryland, ohio
what is the leading cause of death in black males?
heart disease 24.9
cancer 21.9
unintentional injuries 6.5
leading cause of death for black females?
heart disease 25.5
cancer 21.6
stroke 6.8
diabetes 5
heart disease is higher in women
true
death is black people total
heart disease 25%
cancer 21.6
stroke 6
what percent of the u.s population is African american?
13.6
what is the measures of socio economic status by race?
- higher % of blacks dont finish high school
-black people's median household income is 50% of whites
why are black stats so much higher than whites?
1. quality of care
2. accessibility
3. utilization
4. benefits derived from medical care
what percent of nj population is uninsured?
15%
percent lacking insurance in nj by race
latinos- 39.6
blacks- 20.9
whites- 10.8
percent lacking insurance in U.S by race
latino-30.7
blacks-20.8
whites-15.4
black people are more likely to die from breast cancer
true
death rates for blacks are higher than whites for which diseases?
1. heart disease
2. stroke
3. cancer
4. asthma
5. influenza
6. pneumonia
7. cancer
blacks mortality is 50% higher than whites
true
black men in the u.s have the highest rate of prostate cancer in the world
true
why do babies born to blacks die sooner than white babies
racism and heredity
what is the range of minority disparity?
1. poverty
2. poor dietary habits
3. lack of black doctors
4. distrust of the healthcare system
***solutions are illusive**
what is prevalence
the number of cases of a disease at a certain time
what are the characteristics of the prevalence of a disease?
1. measures all the cases in the community
2. duration of the illness
3. used to determine healthcare need
4. dependency upon the incidence of a disease
what is epidimiology
deals with causes, distribution, and control of a disease in a define pop.
principles are used to?
1. evaluate drug therapy
2. plan future health needs of the comm.
3. help to establish a diagnosis
what are the three components of the epidemiological triangle?
host, agent, environment
a disease is cause by a chain of events
epidemiological web
what are the two fundamental assumptions about disease?
1. donnot occur by chance
2. are not randomly distributed in a pop
what is the criteria for epidemiological screening?
1. understand the natural history of the condition
2. condition must represent an important health problm
3. suitable tests for the condition must exist
4. acceptable treatment must exist
who are the people for healthcare?
1. over 65 and over
2. ppl under 65 with certain disabilities
3. ppl with end stage renal disease
both medicaid and medicare does not reimburse health providers through insurances like blue cross
true
what are the stipulations of medicaid?
1. cover all pregnant women and children under the age of 6 with family income below 33% of the poverty level
2. ppl 6-19 who are 100% poor
3. caretakers of ppl under 18