Introduction Native Americans are a diverse group of peoples from varied cultural backgrounds. More than 500 tribal groups are recognized by the Federal government. The population of Native Americans in 1986 was estimated at 1.6 million or 0.7% of t
Introduction The last ten years has brought major changes in employer attitudes toward workplace health promotion programs. Interest in self-help and self-care programs has increased as growth in health care costs have encroached substantially into
Introduction With more than 7% of the population, Hispanic Americans are the second largest minority in the United States. The Hispanic population is comprised of persons from diverse origins including Mexican (60.6% of total Hispanic population), P
Introduction Blacks constitute 12% of the population of the United States and are the single largest minority group in the country. The health status of Blacks has been studied and compared regularly to that of the white population. The Black popula
Introduction Asian Americans are the third largest and fastest growing minority group in the United States. In 1985, Asian Americans totaled an estimated 5.1 million and accounted for 2.1% of the U.S. population. From 1980-1985 the Asian American po
Introduction Achievements in medicine over the last few decades have increased the life expectancies of millions of Americans who earlier this century would have lost their lives to heart attacks, strokes, cancer and other diseases. The average leng
Introduction Injuries are the leading cause of death for persons under 44 years of age in the U.S. Injuries kill more Americans aged 1-34 than all diseases combined, and result in the loss of more working years of life than all forms of cancer and h
Introduction The approximately 110 million workers in this country are exposed to a wide variety of occupational hazards that can pose significant risks to their health. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed the
Nowadays, women are taking leading roles in the workforce. In many households they are breadwinners and collectively generate substantial wealth. Being mother is even tougher. Not only are they one of the breadwinners and parent, they are also respo
I recently received a letter from the Social Security Administration. This outlined how much I had paid into the program. Also, the amount of my monthly payment from the fund that I would get when I retire was also stated. This amount would depend u
