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