African American Health Disparities

The following Web resources highlight and discuss major health disparities affecting the African American community. The list of resources include information and programs designed to address and eliminate health disparities amongst minority populations.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Office of Minority Health
  • Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
    Fact Sheet
• Kaiser Family Foundation
  Provides non-partisan information on major health care issues facing the nation.
• National Institutes of Health
  • African American Health
    MEDLINEPlus
  • Understanding Health Disparities
    MEDLINEPlus
  • National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    National organization committed to addressing health disparities amongst minority groups.
  • National Library of Medicine Strategic Plan for Addressing Health Disparities
• United States Department of Health and Human Services
  • Closing the Health Gap
    Committed to reducing health disparities amongst
    minority populations.
  • Healthy People 2010
    National initiative to eliminate health disparities in the United States.
  • Office of Minority Health
  • Racial and Ethnic Minorities