The CDC conducts the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) Risk Factor Survey annually in minority communities. The survey focuses on black, Hispanic, Asian (including Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander), and American Indian populations and is conducted in 28 communities located in 17 states. Data from the survey indicate that residents in most of the minority communities continue to have lower socioeconomic status, greater barriers to health-care access, and greater risks for and burden of disease compared with the general populations living in the same MMSA, county, or state. Data from the 2009 survey show that:
- Lack of health care coverage was more common among black, Hispanic and American Indian communities than among the general population: the median was 25.7% among adult men in black communities, 29.2% among men in Hispanic communities, and 28.7% among men in American Indian communities. The median was 17.8%, 25.2% and 26.7% among women, respectively.
- Obesity rates are higher among black, Hispanic and American Indian communities than among the general population: the median was 29.3% among adult men in black communities, 32.0% among men in Hispanic communities, and 46.2% among men in American Indian communities. The median was 44.7%, 36.8% and 45.5% among women, respectively.
- Self-reported fair or poor health was higher among black, Hispanic, American Indian and Asian communities than among the general population: the median was 21.2% among adult men in black communities, 24.4% among men in Hispanic communities, 26.3% among men in American Indian communities, and 15.8% among men in Asian/Pacific Islander communities. The median was 25.0%, 31.3%, 25.1% and 20.1% among women, respectively.
- The percentage of adults who had been told they have high blood pressure by a health professional was higher in black and American Indian communities than among the general population. The median was 39.0% among adult men in black communities and 43.9% among men in American Indian communities. Among women, the percentages were 46.2% and 41.7% respectively.
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