January 17, 2011
New York Times: Racial disparities in America
New York Time highlights the differences between races and health problems.
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Here are just a few of the many differences between races and health issues:
¶Babies born to black women are up to three times as likely to die in infancy as those born to women of other races.
¶American Indians and Alaska Natives are twice as likely to die in car crashes as any other group.
To read more about this, please click on this link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/health/14cdc.html?_r=2&ref=health