Minority Health and Health Equity Archive

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Welcome to the Minority Health and Health Equity Archive (MHHEA), an electronic archive for digital resource materials in the fields of minority health and health disparities research and policy. It is offered as a no-charge resource to the public, academic scholars and health science researchers interested in the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities.

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    The Myth of Meritocracy and African American Health
    (2010) Kwate, N. O. A.; Meyer, I. H.
    Abstract available at publisher's web site.
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    Condom Use and HIV Risk Among US Adults
    (2003) Anderson, John E
    HIV prevention programs seek to increase the use of condoms among persons at risk for acquiring HIV.[1] In recent years, the importance of condoms for prevention has remained high as the epidemic has shifted to have more impact on women and persons subject to infection through heterosexual contact.[2] Data surveys indicate increasing condom use among adolescents[3-6] and adults[7-8] since the 1980s.
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    Healthy weight, overweight, and obesity among U.S. adults
    (2003) Centers for, Disease Control
    Overweight and obesity are caused by many factors, including the contributions of inherited, metabolic, behavioral, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic effects. Overweight and obesity may raise the risk of illness from high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain types of cancer, arthritis, and breathing problems. As weight increases, so does the prevalence of health risks. The health outcomes related to these diseases, however, may be improved through weight loss or, at a minimum, no further weight gain. Because of the importance of these issues, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services considers overweight and obesity among the 10 leading health indicators in Healthy People 2010, the health objectives for the Nation. The potential benefits from reduction in overweight and obesity are of considerable public health importance.