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"Children with higher proportions of African ancestry experienced increased asthma readmission because of adverse social and environmental exposures and not direct biologic consequences of their genetics. Those with increased African ancestry were more likely to be poor, have a single parent, sleep away from home more frequently, be sensitized to common fungi and be exposed to pollution."
- Tesfaye B. Mersha, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati

Breast cancer screening rates within community clinics in low-income communities declined by 8% from July 2019-2020, reversing an 18% improvement between July 2018-2019. Findings show that if 2018 to 2019 BCSR trends continued through 2020, 63.3% of women would have been screened for breast cancer in 2020 compared to the 49.6% of women that did get screened. This data translates to potentially 47,517 fewer mammograms and 242 missed breast cancer diagnoses.

Source: Population Health News, Volume 8 Number 9, September 2021, "Study Finds Drop In Breast Cancer Screening Rates In Low-Income Communities During The Pandemic," by Charaighn Sesock

Health Care Spending Per Person by Race and Ethnicity in 2016

1. $7,649 for American Indians and Alaska Native people
2. $4,692 for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people
3. $7,361 for Black people
4. $6,025 for Hispanic people
5. $9,276 for people categorized as multiple races (non-Hispanic)
6. $8,141 for White people

Notes: Figures cited are the estimated age-standardized total health care spending per person in 2016, from an article entitled, "US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity, 2002-2016," by Joseph L. Dieleman, PhD; Carina Chen, MA; Sawyer W. Crosby, BA; et. al.

Source: JAMA Network, August 17, 2021

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