Black Women's Health: 4 Ways to Boost It

Two new publications, The Black Woman's Guide to Healthy Living and the American Cancer Society's report "Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans," shine a spotlight squarely on black women's health. And for good reason: They're more likely than white women to succumb to top killers. African-American women are 35 percent more likely to die from heart disease, for example, according to the National Women's Health Information Center. African-Americans ... Full Story »

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3.6
by Kaizar Campwala - Feb. 24, 2009

This piece gives the statistics on black women's health, and then presents solid individual solutions to mitigate cancer, heart disease, etc. Loses points on context -- where do the racial disparities come from? Why are they still so pronounced?

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