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LANSING - Michigan's
Blae population is dying of
many dise e at dramatically
IUgher rates than whites, accord­
UJg to a draft report by the tate
Department of Public Health'
Task For on Minority Health.
The drart report . data
gathered so far "stroagly s -
gest that the overall health
status of Blacks . deterioratiDg_ ..
According to rticle
puti ished by the AJsociated
Press last week, the T Force
'11 present its final repqrt in e
.y, but a preliminary � 0
ho dramatic difference
across tbe board between the
B commu 0ty °te
populatioao
e Yo
.._j
"Poor access to early detec
tion and treatment services for
disc such cancer appears
to be a significnt factor iat h
elevtion of mortality rates for
Blacks," the report is quoted
ying.
Among the report findings:
- Michigan BI ck men in
1985 died of h rt dise at
rate 10 percent higher than their
white counterparts - 329 per
100,000 population rsus 299
per 100,000 populati 0
. -Micbig n Bl c
died of cart dise a r te 33
percent higher th n ite
omen - 208 per 100,000
population compared to 156
per 100,000 pop 00
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Co
and De ocrats wiD ensure a
b ed debate" on the program
funding. Holm 0
A engthy deb e mer t
program's fun' . �
. on the Republican-co roDed
Sen te floor.
The House Regulatory Sub­
committee i examining the
program's budget this wee 0
Although Blanchard ha
proposed a $25.2 million b
for the Youth Corp for the
1989-90 fascal year, the Se te
ikely will cut the propo ed
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