Prevention & Health Promotion

Increase resource allocations for disease prevention, health promotion, and the effective management of chronic disease.

This focus area is a priority because health care by itself will never be enough to ensure good health. When compared to white, many minorities are disproportionately affected by multiple risk factors and by preventable and chronic diseases caused by those risk factors. For example: diabetes - twice the rate among minority groups; and prostate cancer - twice the death rate among black males.