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CDC Health Disparities,and Inequalities

Thursday, January 13, 2011  
Posted by: Natalia Gromov

Health disparities are differences in health outcomes between groups that reflect social inequalities. Despite progress over the past 20 years in reducing this problem, racial/ethnic, economic and other social disparities in health still exists and need to be addressed. This report is the first in a periodic series examining health disparities in the United States.

Cigarette Smoking
United States, 1965--2008

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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.