Unfortunately, there is a lot of unreliable health information circulating on the Internet. Some sources claim to be “doctors,” but often they aren’t trained in public health or medicine. Others may use some truth in their messaging, but they actually have hidden agendas, such selling products. Here we’ve listed some respected resources to determine the truth for yourself and get involved.
News Media Articles:
10 African Americans Who Have Shaped Public Health
African Americans and Lupus – Lupus Foundation
How a African slave helped Boston fight smallpox
Race and Medicine the harm that coms from mistrust
Immunizations and African Americans
We need to talk about anti-vaxxing in Black communities – The Black Youth Project
WebMD: Why 7 Deadly Diseases Strike Blacks Most
Journal Articles:
Making Quality Health Websites a National Public Health Priority: Toward Quality Standards
Online Health Information and Low-Literacy African Americans
The African connection. Cotton Mather and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1721-1722
The Burdens of Race and History on Black People’s Health 400 Years After Jamestown
Black America Web: How To Make Soul Food A Healthier Choice
Can the African-American Diet be Made Healthier Without Giving up Culture
“Dairy + Racism” with Dr. Milton Mills
Diet-Related Disparities: Understanding The Problem And Accelerating Solutions
Fast food, Fat profits: Obesity in America | Fault Lines
Human Nutrition, Food Culture and Knowing How to Cook – Georgia Jones, Ph.D.
Nutrition and the African-American diet
Oldways Cultural Food Traditions: African Heritage Diet
Southern Diet Blamed For High Rates Of Hypertension Among Black Americans
The Pew Charitable Trusts: Healthy School Lunches Can Reduce Childhood Obesity and Diabetes