{"id":1100,"date":"2016-04-27T13:33:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T19:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2016-04-26T14:03:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:03:59","slug":"april-is-minority-health-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=1100","title":{"rendered":"April is Minority Health Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>The theme for 2016 is &#8220;Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.&#8221; &#8211; www.cdc.gov<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/national-minority-health-month.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1102 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/national-minority-health-month-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"Image of smiling African American girl with arms crossed under chin leaning on table at school, while two other children look on - Every community deserves good health. This April we celebrate National Minority Health Month. National Minority Health Month logo - Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/national-minority-health-month-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/national-minority-health-month-493x300.jpg 493w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/national-minority-health-month.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"irc_ho\" dir=\"ltr\">Picture belongs to\u00a0<a class=\"_ZR irc_hol i3724\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/blog\/2016\/04\/20\/national-minority-health-month-2016-presidential-message.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-noload=\"\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwipiIbNi63MAhUURmMKHU8pClIQjB0IBg\">www.hhs.gov<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The goal of\u00a0Minority Health Month is to bring awareness of health disparities and to promote health equity among our diverse communities. It&#8217;s important to address health concerns and problems prevalent in different groups of people because there are things that we can do to help others live a safer and healthier life.\u00a0Here are some ways in which people have implemented to help others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encouragement of breastfeeding among low-income and minority populations<\/li>\n<li>Providing info on healthier food choices to children at home and school &amp; bringing awareness to the increasing rate of child obesity<\/li>\n<li>Educating communities that are at risk of certain health problems\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;This <a class=\"tp-link-policy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vitalsigns\/hispanic-health\/index.html\">first national study on Hispanic health<\/a> risks and leading causes of death in the United States by CDC shows that Hispanics had higher death rates than Non-Hispanic whites from diabetes and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). The report encourages the use of community health workers, also called\u00a0<a class=\"tp-link-policy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/minorityhealth\/promotores\/\"><em>promotores de salud<\/em><\/a>, to provide resources to educate the Hispanic community about health risks and preventive services.&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0www.cdc.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What can you do as a participant?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread the words!\u00a0Follow @MinorityHealth for great information on #healthequity &amp; make sure to share on your social media!<\/li>\n<li>Participate in an official (or related) events near you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityhealth.hhs.gov\/nmhm16\/\">official website<\/a> for info on events, social media, &amp; more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The theme for 2016 is &#8220;Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.&#8221; &#8211; www.cdc.gov Picture belongs to\u00a0www.hhs.gov The goal of\u00a0Minority Health Month is to bring awareness of health disparities and to promote health equity among our diverse communities. 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