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Health status among REACH 2010 communities, 2001-2002.
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Health Care DisparityHealth DisparitiesSocial Determinants Of HealthRacial DisparitiesHealth StatusPreventive MedicineCommunity Health Sciences Health DisparitiesSocial HealthRisk FactorHealth InequityPublic HealthHealth Services ResearchVulnerable Patient PopulationHealth PolicyHealth PromotionChronic Disease PreventionHealth EquityRisk FactorsCommunity HealthEpidemiologyRisk Factor SurveyHealth BehaviorCommunity Health SciencesSocial EpidemiologyMedicineHealth DisparityImmigrant Health
The REACH 2010 Risk Factor Survey was conducted in 21 minority communities in the United States during June 2001-August 2002. The survey included 10,953 Blacks/African Americans, 4,257 Hispanics/Latinos, 4,204 Asians, and 1,791 American Indians. Data demonstrate that residents in the minority communities bear a greater socioeconomic, risk factor, and disease burden than do members of the general US population. However, substantial variations in the prevalence of risk factors and chronic conditions also indicated that public health priorities should vary among different racial/ethnic groups, and even among communities within each group, and that culturally sensitive primary and secondary prevention strategies should be tailored to meet community-specific needs.