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minority and underserved populations

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Helping Your Doctor Overcome Medical Bias of Minority Patients
By Khadijah Breathett | Feb 11, 2020
Tags: medical bias, minority patients, African American women, African American men, Hispanic, American Indian, quality of care, spirtual beliefs, heart disease, health, medicine, minority and underserved populations
Very few physicians or patients enter an exam or hospital room with the intent of racially alienating the other person in the room, but research demonstrates that minority populations, particularly African American and Hispanic... (read more)
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Since You Can't Select Your Family, Choose a Risk-reducing Lifestyle
By Wanda F. Moore | Apr 15, 2017
Tags: African American women, heart disease, healthy lifestyle, minority and underserved populations, diabetes, obesity
As an African American woman, I am aware that I’m in one of the highest-risk groups for dying from heart disease but my non-inherited risk factors are manageable. Heart disease, diabetes, obesity and inactivity are risk... (read more)
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