NORFOLK, Va. — The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. (50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births) is more than three times higher than in white women (14.5 per 100,000), according to CDC data from 2023.
Black Americans also have higher rates of getting and dying from many kinds of cancer, with a lower five-year survival rate compared to white Americans, and are more likely to be diagnosed with female breast, lung, and colorectal cancers at a late stage, the CDC says.
Given the importance of highlighting health disparities in minority communities, the Healthy Dude podcast is taking up issues like mental health, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, maternal health, and infectious diseases for National Minority Health Month.
In this episode, Kurt welcomes Sentara's director of Health Equity, Iris Lundy, and Dr. Cameron Webb, the new commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health, to break down how their organizations are working to address disparities in minority health care, health issues, and health awareness.
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Healthy Dude is sponsored by Sentara Health.
