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Message from
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Grant Initiatives
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Cultural and ethnic diversity gives Westchester its
strength and character. Such diversity enriches our communities by
providing cultural enhancement, mixed populations, interesting avenues of
learning, and greater acceptance of new residents. Diversity also brings
distinctive challenges to the agencies that provide services such as
access to health care or direct health services.
As is the case nationwide, health
disparities adversely affect Black people in Westchester:
Black men have higher rates of prostate cancer, multiple
myeloma, and esophageal
cancer than whites.
Black women have higher rates of pancreatic and cervical
cancer than whites.
From 1998-2002, more than half of the reported AIDS
cases in Westchester County were
among Black people.
Black people had higher proportions of younger patients
are hospitalized due to
circulatory disease, and cancer.
They are over represented in asthma related
hospitalization.
Black people are over represented in hospitalization due
to mental disorders.
The average age of death is more than 10 years younger
than
among Whites (66.8 vs.
77.4 in 2002).
In 2002, 59% of the female HIV cases were among Black
people; and 45%
of the male HIV cases were among Black
men.
Black people had an infant mortality rate that was almost
twice the average in
Westchester County in 2002.
County Executive Spano charged the Blue Ribbon Task Force with identifying
unique and effective ways to begin to eliminate some of these health
disparities. There are many things government cannot do alone, and in
cooperation with the Task Force, we are all made stronger.
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