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8 Health Conditions That Disproportionately Affect Black Women [Self.com]

 

(Cissy's note: Many of these 8 conditions impact early and across the life span which means impacting our kids or us, as parents, and making parenting with ACEs even more challenging.)

Although being black in this world certainly comes with its struggles, I wouldn't trade that integral part of my identity for anything. Black-girl magic is real. But it's a sad fact that black women are often plagued with disproportionately high incidences or mortality rates for various health conditions, like heart disease, breast cancer, and more.

It sounds scaryβ€”and it can beβ€”but knowledge is power, especially when it comes to your physical and mental health. Here are eight health conditions black women should be especially aware of, plus how to best prevent them.



[For more of this story, written by Zahara Barnes, go to http://www.self.com/story/blac...en-health-conditions]

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