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#1 cause of death in NH/OPI - Heart disease #1 Leading cause of death for AI/AN - Heart Disease #1 leading cause of death in Asians - Cancer #1 leading cause of death in blacks - Heart disease #1 leading cause of death in hispanics/latino - Cancer 1st and 2nd highest asthma rates in what 2 populations? - Adults : - 1St: NH+OPI Children: -1st: Blacks -2nd: NH+OPI African women had birth outcomes similar to white americans - if not genetics, environment and stressors such as discrimination AI/AN Census Data - - indian health services are federal! which means if the government shuts down, they get no services!!! -22% live on a reservation -20% spoke another language -26% live in poverty AI/AN Unique Disparities - -diabetes-infant mortality -alcoholism Amenable Deaths - Avoidable deaths that could be prevented if individuals received adequate and timely health care Amenable Deaths - Avoidable deaths that could be prevented if individuals received adequate and timely health care Apart for AI/AN men in the Southwest, AI/AN men and women were more likely to be tested for HIV than Whites. - TRUE Asian are low in what cancer? - Low breast cancer and low rates of screening Asian Enigma - paradox in low rates of gastric (stomach) cancer in certain parts of Asia, despite high rates of Helicobacter Pylori infection, which increases the risk of gastric cancer Asian Enigma - The paradox of low rates of gastric (stomach) cancer in certain parts of Asia, despite high rates of H. pylori infection, which increases risk of gastric cancer Asian Paradox - - Leading cause of death is cancer, but when compared to other groups, it has the lowest rates -good birthing outcomes, but low levels of prenatal care Asian Paradox - Good outcomes in breast cancer, despite low rates of mammograms Good birth outcomes, despite low levels of prenatal care Asians and Screening - lowest ratesBlack Paradox - -prostate cancer: high screening -Breast cancer: high screening, but at later stage Breast cancer rates were lower in Hispanic/Latina woemen, despite: - Lower rates of mammography use Cancer Incidence is higher in whites, but mortality is higher in Blacks - TRUE - It's not because they dont get screened, it is because blacks get screened too late - also a tumor specific to black population that is very aggressive when untreated Community-based participatory research - the process of engaging communities in the research process in order to improve the development of relevant interventions Despite lower rates of alcohol uses, which of the following was higher in Hispanic/Latino populations? - Liver Disease - Hep B might explain these rates Disempowerment - Efforts to derive of power, authority, or influence: make weak, ineffectual or unimportant. Similar to marginalization Disempowerment - to deprive of power, authority, or influence: make weak, ineffectual, or unimportant Drug Overdose - 1st: 2nd: AI/AN Elevated waist circumference, elevated triglycerides, reduced high-density lipoprotein-C, elevated blood pressure, and elevated fasting glucose are criteria used to diagnose __________________, for which Hispanic populations are at high risk. -Factors such as macroeconomics, cultural values, socioeconomic status, and social support are known as: - Social Determinants of Health Foreign born Asians fair far worse in terms of TB than US born Asians - True