African American Health Summary Every racial or ethnic group has specific health concerns. Differences in the health of groups can result from Genetics Environmental factors Access to care Cultural factors On this page, you’ll find links to health issues that affect African Americans. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Children A Resource Kit for Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African American Communities National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Videos and Tutorials African American Men and Prostate Cancer National Cancer Institute Need to Know: The Importance of HIV Testing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Men African American Men and Prostate Cancer: Be Your Own Advocate and Understand Screening National Cancer Institute Are You at Risk for Oral Cancer? What African American Men Need to Know National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Statistics and Research African American Suicide American Association of Suicidology Black Americans and HIV/AIDS Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Cancer and African Americans Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health CDC Vital Signs: Breast Cancer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Liver Disease and African Americans Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health FastStats: Health of Black or African American non-Hispanic Population National Center for Health Statistics Heart Disease and African Americans Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health HIV/AIDS among African Americans Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunizations and African Americans Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health Infant Mortality and African Americans Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health Mental Health and African Americans Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health Number of Youth with Diabetes Projected to Rise Substantially by 2050: Minorities Expected to Represent an Increasing Proportion American Diabetes Association Obesity and African Americans Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans American Lung Association Tuberculosis in Blacks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Specifics African Americans and Glaucoma Glaucoma Research Foundation African Americans and Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society African-Americans and Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Association African-Americans and Heart Disease, Stroke American Heart Association Drugs, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: A Consumer Guide for African Americans Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Facts about Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) for African Americans National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute For People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Heritage: Important Information about Diabetes Blood Tests National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases MedlinePlus: Sickle Cell Anemia National Library of Medicine What about African Americans and High Blood Pressure? American Heart Association What You Need to Know about Stroke National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Related Issues African-American Hair: Tips for Everyday Care American Academy of Dermatology Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer National Cancer Institute Cancer Fact or Fiction: Separating Myths from Good Information National Cancer Institute Family Reunion Health Guide National Diabetes Education Program Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight against Tobacco Array Resolve to Prevent or Delay Type 2 Diabetes Array Ten Ways African Americans Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program What African Americans with Diabetes or High Blood Pressure Need to Know: Get Checked for Kidney Disease National Kidney Disease Education Program Women Celebrate the Beauty of Youth National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Fit and Fabulous As You Mature National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Health Conditions Common in African American Women Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health Heart Truth for African American Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute It’s Only Natural: Mother’s Love, Mother’s Milk Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Your Guide to Breastfeeding for African-American Women Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health Find an Expert Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Office of Minority Health Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: African Americans National Institutes of Health NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Control Blood Pressure, Protect Your Kidneys Finding Answers in a Beauty Shop Start Here Energize Yourself and Your Family National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Heart-Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases On the Move to Better Heart Health for African Americans National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Journal Articles African American Health Latest News Wearable Monitor Helps Spot ‘Masked’ High Blood Pressure HealthDay Today’s Hair Style Could Cause Tomorrow’s Hair Loss HealthDay Black Heart Attack Victims More Likely to Have Ambulance Diverted HealthDay Genes Might Help Shield Some Black Men from Obesity HealthDay Gene May Explain Higher Rates of Some Cancers in Black People HealthDay Smoking Rates Stall Among Young Blacks HealthDay Black Smokers Less Likely to Get Lung Cancer Screening HealthDay Why Stroke in Middle Age Is More Deadly for Blacks Than Whites HealthDay Smoking Harms Black Americans’ Kidneys, Study Suggests HealthDay Blacks More Likely to Have Kidney Failure Than Whites HealthDay
