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Arkansas Minority Health Commission 1123 S. University Ave. Suite 312 Little Rock, AR 72204 arminorityhealth.com
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Spring 2010
Quest For Health Equity
82%
(114,844) of black children live in low-income families Source: Statistics based on 2008 National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
This issue: 42%
(199,879) of white children live in low-income families
82%
(114,844) of black children live in low-income families Source: Statistics based on 2008 National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Dr. Joycelyn Elders
A bridge to Healthier Living Putting the pieces together
A p u b l i c at i o n o f t h e A r k a n s a s M i n o r i t y H e a lt h C o m m i s s i o n
Now available! Request your copy today!
Watch for our “Face Sickle Cell” media campaign starting September 1!
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sickle cell Sickle cell disease affects us all. So why don’t we know more about it? It’s time to face the facts. So we can fight the disease.
1-800-342-2923 A M H C
Arkansas Minority Health Commission
and the Legislative Task Force on Sickle Cell Disease