AMA (Public Health) Health disparities

AMA (Public Health) Health disparities: "Recent studies have shown that despite the steady improvements in the overall health of the United States, racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health services and are less likely to receive routine medical procedures and have higher rates of morbidity and mortality than non-minorities. Disparities in health care exist even when controlling for gender, condition, age and socio-economic status.
Diabetes - The prevalence of diabetes in African-Americans is approximately 70% higher than whites, and the prevalence in Hispanics is nearly double that of whites.

Cancer - For men and women combined, African-Americans have a cancer death rate about 35% higher than that for whites. The death rate for cancer for African-American

Cardiac Care - African-Americans are half as likely to undergo angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery as white Americans.
HIV/AIDS - HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death for African-American males 25-44 years old and the third leading cause fo death for Hispanic males aged 25-44. Together, African-Americans and Hispanics accounted for two thirds of new AIDS cases in 1998."