Can anyone tell me some of the health problems and concerns in family history of african americans?
Sickle cell anemia, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, AIDS, asthma, cancer, and high infant mortality rates are just a few of the health concerns for African-Americans. Sickle cell anemia occurs almost exclusively in the African-American or Caribbean Hispanic community, while all the others occur in other ethnic groups as well. However, these other problems exist in African-Americans community at rates much higher than in Caucasians. According to http://www.blackhealthcare.com/BHC/Healt… * The prevalence of diabetes among African Americans is about 70% higher than among white Americans. * Infant mortality rates are twice as high for African Americans as for white Americans. * The 5-year survival rate for cancer among African Americans diagnosed for 1986-1992 was about 44%, compared with 59% for white Americans.
