[World Report] Profile: NIMHD—NIH's institute for minority health

For many Americans, health disparities are a fact of life—and death. Compared with white people, minorities are more likely to have and die from obesity, hypertension, heart attacks, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. On average, African-American people live 4 years less than do white people. The causes of these health disparities are a complex mixture of social and genetic factors, and they affect everything from the choices people make to how they interact with medical providers to how the system interacts with them.

Source: LANCET - November 6, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Carrie Arnold Tags: World Report Source Type: research