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Physical Health Varies Among American Blacks Depending on Ethnicity

By Guest PostFebruary 8, 2011Cultureafrican americans, american black population, black person, caribbean, derek griffith, ethnic differences, ethnicity, mental and physical health, middle adulthood, physical health, racial category, united states, western medicine, women

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A Caribbean-born black person living in the United States will most likely be healthier than a U.S.- born Caribbean black person, according to a new national study on ethnic differences in health among the American black population.

University of Michigan researchers examined the relationships among ethnicity, nativity, depressive symptoms and physical health in the two largest groups of American blacks: African American and Caribbean blacks, said Derek Griffith, assistant professor in the U-M School of Public Health and lead author of the study. (more…)

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don’t give adequate information on how to make prescribed behavior or lifestyle changes, a new University of Michigan study shows.

When they did go, the majority of the 105 men questioned said they disliked the tone physicians used with them. When those men did visit the doctor, they said it was because they were seeking test results or their family encouraged them to go. (more…)

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Physical Health Varies Among American Blacks Depending on Ethnicity

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience