Diabetes
Diabetes has become a global proliferating chronic disease reaching epidemic proportions. The World Health Organization reports that over 170 million people have diabetes worldwide and this figure is projected to more than double by 2030. More than 20 million people have diabetes in the United States and the estimated cost of diabetes is $132 billion. Twenty one percent of American adults over the age 60 have diabetes and 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes.
In 2004, 7.8% of Ohioans were diagnosed with diabetes and 9.1% for Cuyahoga County residents. According to the Greater Cleveland Diabetes Association 1 in 14 people in Northeast Ohio has diabetes. One in three children born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime unless current diets and exercise regimens are modified. The majority of type 2 diabetes is associated with physical inactivity, older age and obesity.
African American Diabetes Facts
- If you are African American or minority, you are at risk of developing diabetes.
- Every 1 in 9 Northeast Ohio African Americans are at risk for developing diabetes.
- African American adults are 1.6 times more likely than non-minorities to be diagnosed with diabetes.
- African Americans over the age 65 are at higher risk of lower limb loss due to diabetes.
- In 2003, diabetic African Americans were 1.8 times as likely as diabetic non-minorities to be hospitalized.
- In 2003, diabetic African Americans were 2.1 times as likely as diabetic non-minorities to receive treatment for end stage diseases related to diabetes.
Huron Hospital has an excellent reputation for treating diabetic patients. Click this link to learn more about Huron Hospital's Diabetic Treatment.
Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. More than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with Cancer and over 500,000 are expected to die in 2006. The Center for Community Solutions Social Indicators report African Americans with higher incident and mortality rates than non-minorities. African Americans in Cleveland cancer mortality rates exceed the state and national averages.
Huron Hospital has established a Cancer Center that is committed to serving its community residents. Huron has made a commitment to help reduce cancer disparities by expanding its community outreach cancer screening services, staff and operation. Some of the top cancers treated at Huron are breast, colon, stomach, multiple myeloma lung and prostate.
Click this link to learn more about the Huron Cancer Center.
African American Cancer Facts
- African American have a 30% higher cancer mortality rate than non-minorities
- Cleveland neighborhood African American mortality rates are over 300 per 100,000 and exceed non-minority and national average mortality rates.
- African American men had lower 5 year cancer survival rates for lung and pancreatic cancer compared to non-minorities.
- In 2002, African American women were twice as likely to have been diagnosed with cancer than non-minority women.
- From 1996 to 2002, African Americans had lower 5 year survival rates in breast, cervical, colon, uterine, melanoma, leukemia, and lymphoma than non-minorities.
- African American men were more likely than non-minority men to die of prostate cancer.