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Molly Ockett	Dorothea Dix	Susan Maria Smith McKinney
Georgia E Patton Washington	Margaret Sanger	Elizabeth Kinney
May Edward Chinn	Helen Brooke Taussig	Antonia Novello
Rachael Robinson	Flossie Wong-Staal	Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

March is Nutrition Month

What are the culturally influenced food traditions of specific groups: African American, Amish, Appalachian, Asian, Hmong, Mexican-American, Middle Eastern, Puerto-Rican, and Vietnamese? How does the diversity of the US racial and ethnic minority groups relate to nutritional advice based on the current food pyramid?

Cultural Diversity: Eating Out in America Fact sheets on specific cultural groups by Ohio State University Extension
Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention: Priorities for US Minority Groups How are cultural food traditions related to persistent health disparities?

Diabetes Alert Day- March 27
Racial and Ethnic Minority Tennesseans and Diabetes Tennesseans are at 19% higher risk for diabetes than national average with certain minorities at even higher risk. What is the state of Tennessee doing to reduce risk?

Differences in self-management behaviors and use of preventive services among diabetes management enrollees by race and ethnicity In view of documentation that many minority patients under use of prevention services in MCOs, what are some promising directions for future research?

Frequently asked Questions about Women and Diabetes - will my children inherit diabetes from me?

The Diabetes Research Database Research summaries on lowering risk and controlling diabetes.

An 8-year longitudinal study found that women substantially reduced their risk of getting diabetes by cutting down on what item in their diet? (Two possible answers).

Email your answer to <nwosu@etsu.edu> by 4:30 PM March 20. Answers are in a link found in the current newsletter. A prize is awarded to one winner, selected at random among those who submit the correct answer.

Answer to the February Question: This national survey determined that women got most of their information about risk factors and prevention of heart disease and stroke from the mass media:

45% from magazines; 34% from TV; 27% from newspapers vs. 24% from a health care provider. Tracking women's awareness of heart disease. Tracking women's awareness of heart disease

In April:
Counseling Awareness Month

Minority Cancer Awareness Month

Are there differences in approach to negotiating counseling and psychiatric care for different racial/ethnic groups? The acceptability of treatment for depression among African American, Hispanic and White primary care patients.

Access to psychiatric drugs differ for three racial and ethnic minority groups. What could be the non-socioeconomic causes of this disparity? Racial disparities in prescription drug use for mental illness among populations in the US

Can you give examples of cancer health disparities? Where can one find up-to-date information on this topic? The Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD).

Why is it necessary to address some racial and ethnic minority populations with special educational and research programs? Special populations networks - How this innovative community-based initiative affected minority and underserved research programs.

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