A new analysis by researchers at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University finds that frequent experiences of racism are associated with a higher risk of obesity among African American women. That link was strongest among women who reported consistently high experiences of racism over a 12-year period. The research was based on data from the Black Women’s Health Study, a longitudinal study that enrolled 59,000 African-American women in 1995 and has followed them continually.
Lisa Solinas stood in patient room 3, explaining the pros and cons of doing a prenatal screening for birth defects and carefully watching the effect of her words on Aubrey Spiker. Spiker, who is pregnant — at the time 8-weeks along — nodded and was quiet for a moment. Her eyes were contemplative, they were unsure.
At the Mietphoum Khmer Spirit Center in the heart of Long Beach’s Cambodia Town, Vouchmeng Sieng is talking, as always, about health insurance. A small gathering of Cambodian American immigrants have trickled into the center on a bright Saturday afternoon to find out about the new, still mysterious, Affordable Care Act.
Northern California’s Sutter Health has developed an Advanced Illness Management program (AIM) to make the last 6-18 months of life more personal, caring, and economical.