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I i *x. causes account for most of the “saneas" deaths among Wack Americans, according to a major report published by the United States Department ofHeaJth and Human Services. . Dr. Thomas E. Malone, deputy Erector of the National Institutes of HaaKh, wmmariaad some of the Codings of the eight-volume Report an the Health Status of Blacks and Minorities. He spoke on October 31 at North Carolina Central Universi ty, Ms aims mater. Dr- Malone, who chaired the teak force of medical authorities and •dentists which assembled the re port. said that the most prevalent churn of excess death for blacks betewew as and H yean of age is Homicide eras the cause of death In 38 percent of the excess deaths i « for black males, end In 14 percent of the excess deaths of black females under 45. ("Excess” deaths were calculated bjr determining the death rates for the white American population and hy applying those death rates to the minority popuhttons to determine the expected rate for the group. The expected rates were then subtract no from the actual number of deaths. The figures indicate t)*t occurred • age 70 The steer principal causes of cccflW death for black people were cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and cirrhosis. Fqr minority groups as a whole, the same factors are involved in the rates of excess deaths. For the total minority population, the six princi pal causes of excess deaths - accounting for 80 peroent of the rate - are, in descending order, cancer; heart disease and stroke; infant mortality; diabetes; ftnojicide, sui cide, and unintentional iqjurioa; and chemical dependency (primarily alcohol-related.) Dr. Malone, whose NCCU degrees are the baccalaureate and master’s degrees id biology, spoke to the ■ alumni of the university’s depart ment of health education. He presented specific information on two of the six major causes of excea deaths tar black Americans. Homicide and unintentional acci . dents, Dr. Malooe said, account for 38 percent of the excess deaths in blacks under 45, and homicide is the Uth leatgng.cause of death for the entire United States population. . In 1483, black people accounted for 43 percent of the homicide victims In the United States although they re- . present only 11.5 percent of the population. Black mates have a one in 21 dunce of becoming homicide victims, black females a one in 104 dunce, white males a one in 131 chance, and white females a chance of one in.349. • The death rate for homicide Charles Tate Named Vice President ■i Special T» The Post America as Vice President-Director ** waa announced by ; Red Lobster President W. It eg— m,,.,,, ' •. Tr^V J / -V* . * Martaway. ‘ ^ |T»tet|)WbO[||P»evtoaMy aarved as t«*». win bi°!SISaS»eASI,lSi ■1 »gwt*** ; with««pe of |he modnSSteSd industry firms in the nation. , Illinois, Tata I Aim !r° f» ~ cmcago where he ‘pr* degree in busi :£S£SviSs?S& Gamble Cora., in Ondawtl, Ohio. fa 1W0, Tate Joined Heubfain Corp. and worked in the Kentucky Ftted Chicken Dlvitfen, where be •erved as field marketing man ager. He later developed a variety of corporate advertising and market ing programs for the chain. SF- • t, i. Charles Tate ' ..—Iotas Red Lobster Walerador Sodely’s Erfrit • winuwu naiereuiur oocieiy S 84th annual travelingsexhibition will be displayed at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte through , November 38. The 30-piece show win be dis played in two locations at UNCC - the Cane Center Gallery and the Dalton Rare Book Room on the 10th floor of Atkins Library, Cone Center .hows are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. week days, noon to 11 p.m. Saturdays »«l 1 to ll p.m. Sundays. The Dalton Room hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 3-5 p.m. Sundays. This 84th annual exhibition con tinues a tradition that started in 1931 at the oM Los Algols* Hiwinn of History, Science and Art. The firs* travel show was started in ins. The 30 pointings in the UNCC .1 ... , YOUSHOULD MUD THE CHAMOTTE PORT exniDit are aquamedu on paper. For more information, contact tbe Campus Programs Office at 597-2521 from 8 a m. to 5 p m. weekday*; among black males is 99.3 per 100,000 population. The rate for ; white males is 10J per 190,000. i Homicide is the most common rsiiaci of death for. black males betwean 19 1 and44yean. • ;r'.>v • In 1993,94 percent of black victims of homicide were killed by other blade people; 99 percent of white victims (Bed at the hands of white assailants, and most homicidaaIn all groups Involved- relatives and ac quaintances. Approximately 00 per cent of all homicides are commit ted with firearms: handguns, rifles, or shotguns. Dr. Malone noted that each of ate subcommittees which examined the' leading causes of excess deaths analyzed factors which could re duce the death rates. These factors were identified as “Opportunities for Progress.” 1 Most homicides are foreshadowed by patterns of nonfatal violence. According to the report, as de scribed by Dr. Malone, approaches to the problem of homicide include making the public aWare of the problem, educating health profes sionals about the problem, and encouraging . community action against the problem, as well as reducing crime depictions on tele vision. ur. Malone also discussed cancer as a cause of excess death among blacks. Blacks, he said, have the highest overall age-adjusted rates for' cancer incidence and cancer mor tality in the United States popu lation. Cancer incidence is 25 per cent higher among black males than among non-minority males, and four percent higher for black female*. Blacks have a 45 percent higher death rate from lung cancer, die three times more frequently of cancer of the esophagus; two times more frequently from prostate cancer, 2.5 times more frequently of cervical cancer, and incur multiple myeloma more than twice as fre quently. (The black survival rate for multiple myeloma is-better than for non-blacks. In general, though, ' black cancer victims have a lower five-year survival rate than whites.) The evidence, Dr. Malone said, supports die conclusion that these disparities have socialand economic bases. The subcommittee examining cancer issues suggested that blacks 'overestimate the deadliness of cancer and underestimate its inci dence, know less about cancer warn ing signs and screening processes, and delay much longer in seeking diagnosis and treatment. Education, he noted, is of major importance in solving the problem of task force report will not be one which collects dust on shelves, &MH:. though Mrs. Margaret Heckler is leaving the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services, she has followed up on her appointment of the task force by directing . im plementation of task force recom mendations, be added. “It has been an awesome respon sibility and a privilege to have served as chairman of this signal effort,” Dr. Malone told Ms NCCU audience. ■" *■ ■ ■■ *■ ' ■ ■ - - - CURTIS C. REEVES, M.D. Doctor of Ophthalmology Eyes Examined For Glasses, Contact Lenses, Cataract & Laser Surgery NEW “ ‘ Medicare Cataract Surgery Program No overnight stay No out of pocket cost CALL ABOUT OUR FREE CATARACT SCREENING Program -. ■■■■' ■ Curtis C. Reeve*, MU Doctor’s Building Kings Drive Charlotte, N.C. 333*0799 FUR SALE gjffljjftwuwwai LOMtlM NR IHffiRVMV RF FIM FtRS. 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