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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Asthma, Diabetes, and High Blood Pressure are among the health conditions affecting African Americans at higher rates than Caucasian Americans.
Below we provide information on managing these and other health conditions, because your proactive care helps to keep yourself or others you know with chronic illnesses healthier.
The downloadable literature was created by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
| Health Condition |
Publication Name |
Source |
PDF link |
| Asthma |
You Can Control Your Asthma |
CDC |
asthma.pdf |
| Asthma |
Help Your Child Gain Control Over Asthma |
CDC |
asthma2.pdf |
| Chronic Diseases /Obesity |
Preventing Obesity and Chronic Diseases Through Good Nutrition and Physical Activity |
CDC |
obesity.pdf |
| Diabetes |
National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2007 |
CDC |
diabetes.pdf |
| Diabetes |
Your Guide to Diabetes |
NIH, NIDDK |
diabetes2.pdf |
| High Blood Pressure |
Facts on High Blood Pressure |
CDC |
hypertension.pdf |
| High Blood Pressure |
Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure |
NIH, NHLBI |
hypertension2.pdf |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
Back to Sleep Resource Kit: Information About SIDS |
NIH, NICHD |
SIDS.pdf |
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