... they"re better able to afford proper health care. Race and ethnicity are another reason why minorities face many health related problems. African-Americans have higher death rates due to cancer, pneumonia, and diabetes. Racial tensions also contribute to medical problems of blacks. As in stress, it sometimes a result of racial prejudice, which causes hypertension and results in a high mortality rate (Schaefer ... morbidity rate(Schaefer P.398). With age come many illnesses. The elderly are troubled by arthritis , and many face visual and hearing impairments. They"re also more vulnerable...

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