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September 11,2018: article evaluation Xenophobia
- manifestation tabs contain good amount of information

- nothing distracting; if anything too bare

- good neutral tone

- well chosen and cited sources

- part of the the wikiproject Discrimination

- intro/abstract could explain more on the word itself

- a tab should be added in order to explain the origin of the word

Bibliography for "Race and health in the United States" Research
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/17/648710859/childhood-trauma-and-its-lifelong-health-effects-more-prevalent-among-minorities

https://www.whatisepigenetics.com/what-is-epigenetics/

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/racism-discrimination-health-care-providers-patients-2017011611015

https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2018/5/24/17389742/american-health-care-racism

= Week VII: Add 500 Words to [Race and health in the United States] = (italics means already part of article)

INTRO:

''Research on race and health in the United States shows many health disparities between the different racial/ethnic groups. The possible causes, such as genetics, socioeconomic factors, and racism, continue to be debated.'' Different health problems, in both mental and physical health, are present in all races but are not always equally treated. Health care professionals show "implicit bias" in the way that they treat patients. In America, racism consists of stereotypes mainly that are political and economic. While this article focuses mainly on racism towards African Americans in the health field, it covers various other backgrounds including racism towards Native Americans, Asian Americans, and others while drawing comparisons between various incomes and ages. Race and health in the United States is a topic that has been researched many times over the years. There are various specific diseases that are more present among various races as well as different means for life expectancy.

SPECIFIC DISEASES:


 * African Americans have higher rates of mortality than does any other racial or ethnic group for 8 of the top 10 causes of death. The cancer incidence rate among African Americans is 10% higher than among European Americans.
 * According to the NIH, African Americans are more likely to develop diabetes. Usually, type 2 diabetes is more prominent in middle-aged adults. Being obese or having a family history can also affect this. Over the past 30 years in the US, "black adults are nearly twice as likely as white adults to develop type 2 diabetes." Besides this difference just being between black and white adults, we see the greatest margin of comparison between black and white women.
 * Sickle cell disease is more susceptible to be found in those of descent from places such as those in the Mediterranean, Italy, Turkey, and Greece, as well as Africa and regions of South and Central America. The disease affects how oxygen is delivered to the red blood cells and is often diagnosed at a young age, discovered through a diagnosis of anemia.

"Inequalities in Health Care"

(P4)The infant mortality rate for African Americans is approximately twice the rate for European Americans, but, in a study that looked at members of these two groups who belonged to the military and received care through the same medical system, their infant mortality rates were essentially equivalent. Recently a study was conducted by the KFF, the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, in order to learn more about the infant mortality rate throughout the United States. All fifty states were surveyed. Different distributions of racial categories used in the study includes, "Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic". The infant mortality rate was compiled by the number of infant deaths per one thousand live births. In 2015, on an average nationwide, the United States reported that for Non-Hispanic white had a infant mortality rate of NSD meaning there as not enough sufficient data, Non-Hispanic black's rate was 11.3, Indian or Alaska Native's was 8.3, Pacific Islander was 4.2, and the infant mortality rate on average for Hispanic was 5.0.

''(P5) (make into a separate paragraph) Recent immigrants to the United States from Mexico have better indicators on some measures of health than do Mexican Americans who are more assimilated into American culture. Diabetes and obesity are more common among Native Americans living on U.S. reservations than among those living outside reservations.'' The number of Native Americans diagnosed increased by 29% just between the years of 1990 and 1997. The prevalence of this among women and men shows that women more often have diabetes than men, especially in communities of Native American people.

ADD NEW SECTION:

"Racism Towards Doctors and Health Care Professionals"

Many healthcare professionals have experienced hate and racist remarks towards them at work. Whether it be at a hospital, a walk-in clinic, or a family doctor's office, people are hit with bias based comments concerning "general bias, ethnicity / national origin, race, age, gender, accent, religion, political views, weight, medical education from outside the US, sexual orientation, and more". This study conducted by WebMD and Medscape features the races of "African American/Black, Asian, Caucasian, and Hispanic". Training for doctors to handle this type of prejudice at their work is very low.