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Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look At Race, Ethnicity And Health
Public Health | Diabetes Rate Increasing Among Hawaiians, High Among Blacks in
Michigan [Nov 03, 2008]
The following summarizes news coverage of diabetes rates among
minorities in Hawaii and Michigan.
- Hawaii: About 8.6% of Hawaii's population, or
110,000 people, are thought to have diabetes and 39,000 of those individuals
have not yet been diagnosed, according to a report by the state
Health Department, the
Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports. According to the
Star-Bulletin, type 2 diabetes is often linked to obesity, poor diet
and physical inactivity, but ethnicity also plays a role. Native Hawaiians,
Filipinos and Japanese have a higher risk for developing the disease than
whites, according to the health department. Native Hawaiians also have the
highest death rates related to diabetes, according to the Star-Bulletin
(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 10/28).
The report is available
online (.pdf).
- Michigan: About 7.9% of adults in Michigan have
diabetes, and the disease is highest among blacks, according to the
American Diabetes
Association, the
Detroit News reports. Nearly one in five blacks
in the state have the condition. The local ADA chapter has partnered with
Eli Lilly for its Fearless
African-Americans Connected and Empowered
campaign to raise awareness and prevention efforts among the group
(Taylor, Detroit News, 10/31).
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