ALANA Health Outreach and Education
The ALANA Health Outreach and Education program is a resource for students of African, Latino/a, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American heritage, offering health information, support, advocacy and referrals.
We offer programs, training, outreach opportunities and community – all we need is you!
For information and to get involved, call Tom Schiff, 577-5181, or e-mail tschiff@uhs.umass.edu.
About racial health disparities
Health disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions among populations. Racial health disparities occur in the context of broader historic and contemporary social and economic inequality. For example:
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In 2000, American Indians and native Alaskans were 2.6 times more likely to have diagnosed diabetes compared with non-Hispanic whites. African Americans were twice as likely, and Hispanics were 1.9 times more likely.
- Although African Americans and Hispanics represented only 26% of the U.S. population in 2001, they accounted for 66% of adult AIDS cases and 82% of pediatric AIDS cases reported in the first half of that year.
