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- MedlinePlus: African-American Health
- This site provides general health and wellness information for African Americans. Links to news and journal articles as well as information on nutrition, prevention/screening, health statistics, women, and children are included. (Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health)
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- Minority Women’s Health-African Americans
- This site addresses health concerns and risk factors for African American women and other racial and ethnic groups. The site discusses a number of health topics and includes links to relevant publications and organizations as well as resources for tips and healthy habits. (Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Women's Health Information Center)
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- National Black Nurses' Association, Inc. (NBNA)
- The mission of the National Black Nurses’ Association (NBNA) “is to provide a forum for collective action by African American nurses to investigate, define and determine what the health care needs of African Americans are and to implement change to make available to African Americans and other minorities health care commensurate with that of the larger society.” The site provides health information for African Americans. A list of career opportunities in the nursing profession is also available. NBNA holds an annual institute and conference and publishes a quarterly newsletter. (Source: National Black Nurses Association, Inc.)
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- Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD): Black or African American Populations
- This site provides information on health disparities relating to Black or African American populations. The Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities outlines demographic information, health issues, and leading causes of death for African Americans. Also included are links to governmental and non-governmental resources on minority health. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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