September 11, 2014
Examining Reasons for Breast Cancer Disparities in African American Women in Duval County, FL
By OHDR Admin
Steven C. Ames, Ph.D. Consultant, Hematology and Oncology Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida Abstract Nationwide statistics report that Duval County (Greater Jacksonville, FL) has the highest breast cancer mortality for AA women in the state of Florida.
Tags: African American women, breast cancer, health disparities, Mayo Clinic, pilot project 2014, project, Steven C. Ames Ph.D.
September 11, 2014
Differences in Bone Associated with Race in Young Adults
By OHDR Admin
Sundeep Khosla, M.D. Consultant, Endocrinology Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic Abstract Osteoporosis and fractures are major problems faced by an increasingly aging population.
Tags: health disparities, Mayo Clinic, osteoporosis, pilot project 2014, project, Sundeep Khosla M.D.
September 11, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Seema Kumar, M.D. Consultant, Pediatric Endocrinology Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic Abstract Background: The problem of childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions.
Tags: health disparities, Mayo Clinic, pilot project 2014, Seema Kumar M.D., vitamin D deficiency
September 11, 2014
Let’s Talk: Focus Groups to Inform a Digital Diabetes Storytelling Intervention
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Jane W. Njeru, M.B., Ch.B. Senior Associate Consultant, Primary Care Internal Medicine Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic Abstract Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, including immigrants and refugees, have a higher incidence of diabetes and worse outcomes from the disease than the general population.
Tags: diabetes, health disparities, Hispanic immigrants, Jane W. Njeru M.B. Ch.B., Mayo Clinic, pilot project 2014, project, Rochester Healthy Community Partnership, Somali immigrants
September 11, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Lewis R. Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. Consultant, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic Abstract In the United States, the overall prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers is 0.2%, and the prevalence of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection is 1.6%.
Tags: health disparities, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Lewis R. Roberts M.B. Ch.B. Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, pilot project 2014, project