Creating a Serious and Continuous Conversation on the Human Rights of African Americans 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH ISSUES

It is common knowledge that there is a wide disparity between the health of African Americans and other population groups in the U.S.  For many health conditions, African Americans bear a disproportionate burden of disease, injury, death and disability. African American health disparities can mean earlier death,  decreased quality of life,  loss of economic opportunity, and perceptions of injustice. The Boukman Institute plans to study healthcare disparities, and will place emphasis on developing policies that help eliminate health disparities in the African American “community.”