Black Students Drink More Soda When Available at School
HBNS STORY | May 9, 2013
The availability of sugar-sweetened or diet soda in schools does not appear to be related to students’ overall consumption, except for African-American students, who drink more soda when it’s available at school, finds a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Churches Minister Better Health in African American Communities
HBNS STORY | April 9, 2013
African Americans who believe their church is responsible for promoting health in their members and the community are also more willing to attend church-based health fairs, according to a new study in Health Promotion Practice.

Predominately Black-Serving Hospitals Provide Poorer Care
HBNS STORY | July 19, 2012
Hospitals that mostly serve Black patients have worse mortality outcomes for both Black and White patients with three common conditions: heart attack, congestive heart failure or pneumonia. The new study in Health Services Research suggests that there is an urgent need to improve care at predominately black-serving institutions.

Mental Health Care Disparities Persist for Black and Latino Children
HBNS STORY | June 21, 2012
Disparities in the use of mental health services, including outpatient care and psychotropic drug prescriptions, persist for black and Latino children, reports a new study in Health Services Research.

Blacks & Hypertension Link Persists Across Age and Economic Status
HBNS STORY | June 1, 2012
African-Americans are at higher risk for developing hypertension than Whites or Mexican Americans, even if they’ve managed to avoid high blood pressure earlier in life.

'Health Care Deserts' More Common In Black Neighborhoods
HBNS STORY | April 25, 2012
New research into "health care deserts" finds that primary-care physicians are especially hard to find in predominantly Black and/or low-income Hispanic metropolitan neighborhoods.

Even Outside “Stroke Belt,” African-Americans Face Higher Mortality
HBNS STORY | September 1, 2011
African-Americans and country folk outside the so-called “stroke belt” are at higher risk for stroke death than other populations, a large new study finds.

Prejudice Linked to Depression, Anxiety in Gay and Bisexual Black Men
HBNS STORY | August 30, 2011
The harassment, discrimination and negative feelings about homosexuality that black gay and bisexual men often experience can contribute significantly to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, a small new study finds.

African-Americans With Thyroid Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites
HBNS STORY | June 21, 2011
African-Americans have fewer incidences of thyroid cancer but have a more advanced form of the disease once they receive a diagnosis — and are more likely to die from it, according to a new study.

African-Americans More Active Users of Smoking “Quitlines”
HBNS STORY | April 29, 2011
African-Americans are consistently more likely than white smokers to use telephone help lines to quit smoking, finds a long-term California study.

Black Men at Both Ends of Economic Spectrum at Risk for Depression
HBNS STORY | March 8, 2011
Jobless African-American men might be at a greater risk of suffering from depression—as are African-American men making $80,000 and upward.

Death Rates Remain Higher for Poor Black Americans
HBNS STORY | February 24, 2011
In 2000, a black, working-aged resident of a poor neighborhood significantly was more likely to die than a white American — a situation that essentially remained unchanged from 20 years earlier.

Programs Help More Blacks Get Needed Colorectal Cancer Screening
HBNS STORY | October 29, 2010
African-Americans are less likely than whites to be screened for colorectal cancer, and the disparity almost certainly contributes to higher mortality. A new review of studies identifies effective strategies for improving the situation, but suggests that work remains to be done.

Unequal Health Care Increases Colorectal Cancer Mortality in Blacks
HBNS STORY | August 19, 2010

Latino and White Children Might Receive Different Pain Treatment
HBNS STORY | February 4, 2010

Most African-American Adults Skip Sun Protection, Study Suggests
HBNS STORY | February 2, 2010

Blacks Less Likely to Survive Cancer Than Whites in Large N.J. Study
HBNS STORY | February 2, 2010