April is National Minority Health Month. Learn what you, your family, and community can do to get active and stay healthy.
What is National Minority Cancer Awareness Month and Who Is Most Affected?
April is National Minority Cancer Awareness Month, and no better time to discuss how cancer disproportionately affects minorities. There are differences in the number of new cancer cases and cancer outcomes. Disparities more often negatively affect racial and ethnic minorities, poor, adolescent, and young adult populations.
Cancer Health Disparities Definitions and Examples
Cancer health disparities are adverse differences between certain population groups in cancer measures, such as: incidence (new cases), prevalence (all existing cases), morbidity (cancer-related health complications), mortality (deaths), survivorship and quality of life after cancer treatment, burden of cancer or related health conditions, screening rates, and stage at diagnosis.
Survivors…Tamika’s Story
Tamika shares her story of being a 25 year old minority woman whose annual Pap smear test saved her life.
April is National Minority Health Month!
Reduce chronic disease and other conditions by being more physically active. Find links to other website focusing on minority health.
Racism and Health Disparities
Racism can appear in many forms, structural, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized. Read how the CDC has declared Racism as serious public health threat.