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People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
African American Health
Promoting exercise to curb obesity among African American girls
Experts want kids to exercise at least 60 minutes every day, but among all children, black girls are most likely to report they got no physical activity in the past week.
Webwatch: The best online reads
What’s a person, exactly? Could Herman Cain get health insurance today? A new approach to caring for the elderly?
Medicaid cuts would hit blacks and Latinos hardest — study
In black and Latino communities, more than one in four people rely on Medicaid, compared with fewer than one in eight whites.
HIV News: the good, the bad, and the costly
The HIV infection rate in the U.S. remains steady but there’s been a big jump in infections among young HIV-infected African American men who have sex with men.
Young Americans began to put on the pounds in the 1990s, study
The weights of young people in the U.S. remained fairly steady over the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s — but then they began to put on pounds.
UW students team up with community groups to tackle hepatitis
UW students team up with local community groups to raise hepatitis B awareness among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and new immigrant groups.
Higher death rates persist among poor Black Americans
“If you live in a high-poverty area, your risk of early death rises substantially,” one expert said. “In many cases your ZIP code is more important than your genetic code.”
Kidney ‘Health Fest’ for African American families–June 5th
Event features free health screenings and private consultations with a doctor and healthy food made by local celebrity chefs.
National HIV Awareness Testing Day
One out of five people in the U.S. infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, doesn’t know it, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 be tested for HIV at least once as part of their routine health care. People [...]
Making sure everyone gets quality care – opinion
Surveys show that most of us think everybody deserves safe and effective healthcare. But the same surveys show that most of us don’t realize that that patients from certain racial and ethnic minorities often receive much lower quality care than most Americans. In her column this month, Dr. Lori Whittaker, a family physician and a [...]
Snohomish Health District will offer free HIV testing to Black Americans in Everett next Monday, Feb. 23
In support of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Snohomish Health District will offer free HIV testing to Black Americans who might be at risk of HIV infection. These would include individuals who might have had unprotected sex or have injected drugs and shared their injection equipment. Testing will include a private counseling session. Testing [...]
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