A Survey of African Americans at a Community Health Fair
A Survey of African Americans at a Community Health Fair
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在社区健康博览会上对非裔美国人的调查
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Z. Khan
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作者:
Carolyn M. Brown;Z. Khan
In 1990, three main goals were set by the Healthy People 2000 objectives in a national attempt to promote health and to prevent disease. These goals were (1) to increase the span of healthy life for Americans, (2) to reduce health disparities among Americans, and (3) to achieve access to preventive services for all Americans.1 The Healthy People 2000 Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions documented the nation's progress toward meeting these goals. Although life expectancy has increased overall across all ethnic groups, differences continue to exist between African Americans and white Americans (69.1 years vs. 76.1 years). The progress report for African Americans indicated that 35 percent of the 48 subobjectives for African Americans proceeded in the direction opposite to the targeted goals, while only 18 percent of the subobjectives for whites were going in the wrong direction. The 1990-92 age-adjusted years of potential life lost before the age of 75 was higher for African Americans compared with all races (15,468 per 100,000 and 8,384 per 100,000, respectively). Because 20.5 percent of African Americans were not insured in 1993, access to a regular source of health care was restricted. Because of historic socioeconomic and political factors, African Americans continue to face serious health problems. With only a few years remaining to meet the Healthy People 2000 objectives, major improvements are needed for ethnic minority groups in general and African Americans in particular. Health education could help to meet these national objectives and the community-based health fair represents one of the most recognizable modes of promoting health.2
DOI:
10.1080/08858199509528341
发表时间:
1995
期刊:
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education.
影响因子:
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作者:
Clayman,GL;Chamberlain,RM;Lee,JJ;Lippman,SM;Hong,WK
通讯作者:
Hong,WK