Association of Health Care Journalists: How Journalists Frame Racial Disparities in Health Can Matter
July 04, 2024
July 04, 2024
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 4 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news:
Journalists often cover health disparities with racial comparisons like Black people are 40% more likely to die of colorectal cancer than most other racial groups; non-Hispanic white people are at higher risk of melanoma than Black or Hispanic people; and Black people are 1.5 times more likely to have high blood pressure than white Americans.
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Journalists often cover health disparities with racial comparisons like Black people are 40% more likely to die of colorectal cancer than most other racial groups; non-Hispanic white people are at higher risk of melanoma than Black or Hispanic people; and Black people are 1.5 times more likely to have high blood pressure than white Americans.
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