ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC, MU LAMBDA CHAPTER
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Message from Mu Lambda Health and Wellness Committee (MLHWC) the Health and Wellness Committee Mu Lambda Brothers, Welcome to Fall 2021! November is Diabetes, Lung Cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and antibiotic resistance Awareness Month. Below are some articles of interest addressing these topics. Please click on the links or cut and paste into your browser to read the entire articles.
Diabetes and African Americans In 2018, non-Hispanic blacks were twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes. African American adults are 60 percent more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician. In 2017, non-Hispanic blacks were 3.2 times more likely to be diagnosed with end stage renal disease as compared to non-Hispanic whites. In 2017, non-Hispanic blacks were 2.3 times more likely to be hospitalized for lower limb amputations as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
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Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2018 Non-Hispanic Black
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men
13.4
8.7
1.5
Women
12.7
7.5
1.7
Total
13.0
8.0
1.6
Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 18 and over diagnosed with diabetes, 2018 Non-Hispanic Black
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
12.4
7.8
1.6
Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System. https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html MU LAMBDA TORCH 2021
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