1.0 link 214735 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sharon-l-camp/new-health-disparities-re_b_214735.html An important new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation documents persistent disparities between white women and women of color on a broad range of health indicators, including rates of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, AIDS and cancer. The report also documents widespread disparities in access to health insurance and health screenings, and finds that there are "racial and ethnic disparities in health status and health care in every state in the nation, often disparities that are quite stark."...

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