Health Promotion And Disease Prevention Among Minorities

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Commentary Health AffairsVol. 9, No. 2 Health Promotion And Disease Prevention Among MinoritiesHerbert W. Nickens AffiliationsVice-president for minority health at the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, D.C. Previously he served as director of the federal Office of Minority Health in the U.S. Public Health Service.PUBLISHED:Summer 1990No Accesshttps://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.9.2.133AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextView PDFPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions View articleTOPICSHIV/AIDSPopulationsDiseasesMinority healthSocioeconomic statusMortalityHealth professionalsMortality ratesPrivate health insuranceCancer Loading Comments... Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. DetailsExhibitsReferencesRelated Article MetricsCitations: Crossref 19 History Published online 1 January 1990 InformationCopyright © by Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.PDF downloadCited ByAchieving Dietary Sodium Recommendations and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Culinary Medicine Education26 November 2020 | Nutrients, Vol. 12, No. 12“Gamblefree Day,” A Community Project to Minimise Harm Caused by Gambling Disorder in New Zealand Chinese and Korean Communities: Formative Evaluation and Lessons Learnt24 October 2014 | Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, Vol. 1, No. 2Evolutionary biology and anthropology suggest biome reconstitution as a necessary approach toward dealing with immune disorders19 April 2013 | Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Vol. 2013, No. 1A Meta-Analysis of Obesity Interventions Among U.S. Minority ChildrenJournal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 46, No. 4Cultural Proficiency, Research, and Evidence-based Practice: Implications for the Nurse PractitionerJournal of Pediatric Health Care, Vol. 23, No. 1P.O.W. (Protect Our Women): Results of a Breast Cancer Prevention Project Targeted to Older African-American WomenSocial Work in Health Care, Vol. 47, No. 1Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 34Ethnic Minority Older Adults Participating in Clinical Research25 November 2016 | Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 16, No. 5_supplIncreasing the pool of academically oriented African-American medical and surgical oncologists18 December 2002 | Cancer, Vol. 97, No. S1The Relationships Among Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, Sociodemographics, and Health-Promoting Lifestyles1 July 2002 | Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, Vol. 16, No. 3Can Cultural Competency Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities? A Review and Conceptual Model15 December 2016 | Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 57, No. 1_supplPreventing cigarette use in a bi-ethnic population: Results of the memphis smoking prevention programCognitive and Behavioral Practice, Vol. 6, No. 2Race, Class, and Violence: Research and Policy Implications1 April 1998 | International Journal of Health Services, Vol. 28, No. 2Exploring a Model of Symbolic Social Communication1 July 2016 | Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 1, No. 3Reflections on the Minority Elderly in Healthcare15 June 2016 | Hospital Topics, Vol. 74, No. 3National cancer institute's ethnic and low literacy nutrition education projectJournal of Nutrition Education, Vol. 26, No. 2Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Health of African Americans23 December 2011 | Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Vol. 21, No. 3Health, Recreation, and the Unemployed: An Interactive Model28 November 2016 | International Quarterly of Community Health Education, Vol. 13, No. 1The Washington Heights-Inwood Healthy Heart Program: A third generation community-based cardiovascular disease prevention program in a disadvantaged urban settingPreventive Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 2