Special Health Challenges for Black and Hispanic Families
Health coverage can help prevent or manage many common conditions.
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Preventive screenings can save lives
Black women get breast cancer at the same rate as white women but are 40% more likely to die from it.1
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Wellness programs build healthy lifestyles
Black people die from stroke at the highest rate of any race/ethnicity, and Black people are twice as likely as whites to have a stroke.2 A healthy lifestyle can help guard against stroke.
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Care programs help with chronic conditions
Hispanics are 70% more likely than whites to be diagnosed with diabetes.3
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There’s no health without mental health
People in Black and Hispanic communities are 30% to 40% more likely to have undiagnosed depression. Only 1 in 3 Black adults who need mental health care receive it.4
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Annual checkups keep your health on track
Black adults are 30% more likely to have high blood pressure but less likely than white adults to have it under control. Black women are almost 50% more likely to have high blood pressure than white women.5
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It’s easy to get covered — Find out how
Because of the Affordable Care Act, people of all races and ethnicities are now more likely to have health insurance. But more Hispanics (19%) and Blacks (11%) remain uninsured than whites (7%).6
1https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=16
2https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/facts.htm
3https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/diabetes-and-hispanic-americans
4https://www.bcbs.com/smarter-better-healthcare/key-insights-trends/health-equity
5https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=19