Ethnic Health & Health Disparities 101

Monday, September 22, 2008

High Priority - African American Men & Health Disparities: What Can We Do to Help!

Welcome Back Everyone,


Ethnic Health & Health Disparities 101: Breakin' Down the Issues is an international podcast show highlighting many of the current and newsbreaking health and medical issues affecting ethnic and health disparity communities around the world. Today, I would like to share with you two Podcast shows that I recorded for the NBCD (New Black Cultural Diet) audience.

The first Podcast show has been consistently the highest downloaded show of all the NBCD podcast shows for the past 2 years! The second podcast show is Part II of the African American Men's show and was recently recorded to follow-up on the audiences request. In both shows, I share with you:

  1. Health disparities data related to African American men,
  2. Preventive health strategies in losing weight and modifying diet;
  3. Personal health disparity issues related to African American men medical and health issues; and
  4. Specific cultural health intervention strategies to reach African American men.

Here are the 2 Podcast shows:

After listening to both Podcast Shows that are specific to African American men, if you have any suggestions or additional comments, feel free to send your comments to:

or

We welcome your comments and suggestions!!

Saturday, July 19, 2008

New Podcast Show - Southern States & Blacks are the Most Obese in the Nation!

Welcome Back Everyone,

Ethnic Health & Health Disparities 101: Breakin' Down the Issues is an international podcast show highlighting many of the current and newsbreaking health and medical issues affecting ethnic and health disparity communities around the world. Today's show is:

"Southern States and Blacks are the Most Obese in the Nation."

This is a report straight from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issue -- July 18, 2008 - Volume 57, Number 28: pages - 765-768. In this very significant report it indicates another disturbing trend that Southern states and African Americans are getting more obese than other portions of the United States. The national media (CBS, NBC, and ABC) highlighted this report in their various news outlets. Here are a few of the key points:
  • Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the Nation when it comes to Obesity!
  • Colorado was the least obese state.
  • Blacks had the highest obesity prevalence among all groups surveyed!
  • Black Women had a 39.0% prevalence rate of obesity.
  • Black Men had a 32.1% prevalence rate of obesity.

Again, I think this is SIGNIFICANT DATA coming from the Federal Government (CDC) indicating that we have a SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM -- OBESITY -- in our country. In fact in this report, the CDC investigators suggested that from this data, we as a country need to do the following:

"Priority should be given to interventions that move beyond increasing individual awareness and provide the environmental and policy changes that support behavior change, particularly among those with the greatest need."

This is a power policy statement from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention encouraging other Federal, State, County, Private Industry, non-Profit and Community-Based organizations to take the lead in changing these disturbing and life-threatening trend.

In my podcast show, I highlight these issues but I also give you OTHER DATA and MY MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST'S interpretation of other issues that were not reported from the national media. So check out my latest EHHD 101 show right here:

Podcast Show #6: Southern States and Blacks are the Most Obese in the Nation

If you have any comments, EHHD 101 welcomes your comments at: ebailey8@aol.com or call us on our hot line at: 252-561-5886. We are looking forward to your comments and they may be on our next international podcast show! Let your voice be heard!

Copyright @ 2008 All Rights Reserved

Monday, July 7, 2008

New Podcast Show - Disparities in Physician Care: Experiences & Perceptions of a Multi-Ethnic America

Welcome Back Everyone,

My international podcast show presents the latest ethnic health and health disparities data in the world. Today's show is:

"Disparities in Physician Care: Experiences and Perceptions in a Multi-Ethnic America."

Now this is an exceptional study conducted by Dr. Robert Blendon and his team of researchers out of Harvard University School of Public Health. Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, they analyzed 7 dimensions of quality in health care as it relates to various ethnic subgroups. The report provided significant data in the areas of:

  1. Quality of Physician Care
  2. Ease of Getting an Appointment
  3. Time with the Physician
  4. Listening to the Patient
  5. Explaining Medical Matters to the Patient
  6. Patient-Physician Communication
  7. Discomfort Asking Physician Questions

The racial and ethnic groups apart of the survey included:

  • non-Hispanic whites
  • American Indians/Alaska Natives
  • African Americans
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Asian Americans

Subgroups included

  • African Americans born in the United States
  • African Americans born in Africa
  • African Amerians born in the Caribbean
  • Mexican Americans
  • Central/South Americans
  • Puerto Rican Americans
  • Cuban Americans
  • Chinese Americans
  • Asian Indian Americans
  • Filipino Americans
  • Korean Americans
  • Vietnamese Americans
  • Japanese Americans

I was very impressed with this report so take a listen to my show right here:

Podcast Show #5: Disparities in Physician Care: Experiences and Perceptions of a Multi-Ethnic America

If you have any comments, EHHD 101 welcomes your comments at: ebailey8@aol.com or call us on our hot line at: 252-561-5886. We are looking forward to your comments and they may be on our next international podcast show! Let your voice be heard!

Copyright @ 2008 All Rights Reserved

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Request Your Input on Survey for Listening to EHHD 101

Greetings Listeners,

We want to thank all of our listeners to our Nationally-Broadcast Ethnic Health and Health Disparities 101: Breakin' Down the Issues Show. The feedback from you and particularly the consistent downloads of our first four shows has been overwhelming.

In order for us to continue producing our shows for you, we are asking you to participate in a podcast survey. We are currently surveying our listeners to learn more about you. Please take a few minutes and complete the survey right here:

We thank you for your participation and your continuation of listening and sharing our show with your network of friends.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

New Stroke Awareness Campaign for African Americans

Greetings EHHD 101 Listeners,

As part of our Nationally-Syndicated Podcast Show, we bring up health and medical reports that are often neglected or ignored from the mainstream media, outlets and research institutions. Well here is an announcement that is getting alot of visibility and we want to share it with our audience as well.

Recently, I have been informed of a new public health awareness campaign focusing on African Americans and Stroke. Stroke is the number #3 cause of death and disability among African Americans. Did you know that the risk of stroke in African Americans is TWICE as high as in white Americans? Stroke is very important to me because I have close family members who have had stokes and they are stroke survivors. One family member is very close to me. She is doing very well and has educated me about how she has adapted to everyday living while being a stroke survivor!

The Ad Council and American Stroke Association have released this Public Service Announcement to raise awareness and help save lives in our community. Check out the video:

After you check out the video, let me know what you think about it. Email me at: ebailey8@aol.com. Share the video with your family and friends and let's save lives!

Friday, May 30, 2008

New Podcast Show - Childhood Obesity on the Decline in the U.S.?

Welcome Back Everyone,

My nationally syndicated podcast show presents the latest ethnic health and health disparities data in the country. Today's show is: Is Childhood Obesity on the Decline in the U.S.?

A few days ago, a major report was published in Journal of the American Medical Association highlighting the analysis of data gathered from 1999 to 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the report, the data is based on two surveys -- one in 2003 to 2004 and one in 2005 to 2006 -- that included 8,165 children ages 2 to 19. In that group, about 16 percent of children and teenagers were obese, which is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile on United States growth charts. By comparison about 5 percent of children and teenagers in the U.S. were obese in the 1960s and 1970s.

This report further states that from a statistical standpoint, obesity rates have NOT increased since 1999. Estimates for the number of children who fall into the overweight or obese category also have remained stable at about 32 percent since 1999.

Well, take a listen to my show right here and I have some challenging thoughts, investigative issues and down right CONCERN about this report!

Podcast Show #4: Childhood Obesity Rates Have Stabilized?

After listening to our show, if you agree or disagree, email me at: ebailey8@aol.com
or contact me at: 252-561-5886.

This is a MAJOR serious public health, medical, educational, social, cultural, political, and ethnic issue that we must find out more information about so that we can STOP CHILDHOOD OBESITY NOW IN ALL COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES!! WE ALSO NEED MORE ETHNIC SPECIFIC DATA ON CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY!! The time is now to take action and I'm ready if you are!!

Friday, May 2, 2008

New Podcast Show - Life Expectancy Declines Among U.S. Women

Welcome,

My nationally syndicated podcast show presents the latest ethnic health and health disparities data in the country. Today's topic is: Life Expectancy among U.S. Women.

Recently, a team of researchers at Harvard University, University of California at San Francisco and University of Washington published an article entitled,

"The Reversal of Fortunes: Trends in County Mortality and Cross-County Mortality Disparities in the United States"

This study indicates that life expectancy is dramatically DECREASING among U.S. women in specific counties in certain areas of the country. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT REPORT AND TREND THAT SHOWS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DECREASED LIFE EXPECTANCY AND THE MAJOR RISK FACTORS SUCH AS SMOKING, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND OBESITY!

To listen to my thoughts on this disturbing health disparity trend, check out our latest Podcast Show entitled,

Podcast Show #3 - U.S. Women's Life Expectancy Declining

After listening to our nationally syndicated show, please feel free to send an email at: ebailey8@aol.com or leave your comments on our blog. We want to hear from you because these are health and medical issues that affect ALL OF US. Let your voice be heard. You can also contact me at: 252-561-5886 to get your comments on the next EHHD 101 Podcast Show!