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Health is a top concern for African-Americans
By LEWIS W. DIUGUID
The Kansas City Star
Health is a top concern for African-Americans
It may take an Oprah-like TV personality to get people to turn away from bad eating and other habits to set the U.S. population on a healthier course.
The data for obesity, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and heart disease don’t look good — particularly for African-Americans. The death rate for them is among the highest, with no sign of changes to prevent a premature demise.
But Mehmet Oz, a physician and host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” told the National Association of Black Journalists convention last month in San Diego that a change of strategy has to occur to get people to adopt healthier habits. Doctors, health care workers and government officials have to appeal to folks’ “feelings” instead of hitting them with mind-numbing data.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/08/2136980/health-is-a-top-concern-for-african.html#ixzz0wHcIe9SK
Health is a top concern for African-Americans
By LEWIS W. DIUGUID
The Kansas City Star
Health is a top concern for African-Americans
It may take an Oprah-like TV personality to get people to turn away from bad eating and other habits to set the U.S. population on a healthier course.
The data for obesity, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and heart disease don’t look good — particularly for African-Americans. The death rate for them is among the highest, with no sign of changes to prevent a premature demise.
But Mehmet Oz, a physician and host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” told the National Association of Black Journalists convention last month in San Diego that a change of strategy has to occur to get people to adopt healthier habits. Doctors, health care workers and government officials have to appeal to folks’ “feelings” instead of hitting them with mind-numbing data.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/08/2136980/health-is-a-top-concern-for-african.html#ixzz0wHcIe9SK
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