Key findings from a research team into the above topic, led by Dr. Joel Fagborun and data analysis by a team from Oxford University.
Common Ailments Amongst African, African Caribbean & Black British people is a research project that has been conceived by The Peacemakers and led by Dr. Joel Fagborun. Through information gathered in Bradford, the project highlights the most prevalent health problems amongst black people, provides definitions and possible causes of these problems,
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According to other scholars, the most common and serious ailments suffered by black people particularly (but by no means exclusively) are Diabetes, Hypertension, Sickle Cell Anaemia and Chronic Bronchitis. In response to this, each of these ailments is defined and briefly discussed and the present project highlights confusion surrounding the racial implications of each
However, most of the project discusses the results of the research conducted in Bradford. The aim of this research was to discover ailments affecting black people from across the ranges of age and sex. As a result of these findings, the rest of the document concentrates on Diabetes, Hypertension, Arthritis and Asthma for these were found to be the most common problems
The project's most telling findings are that there is a strong link between Diabetes and Hypertension, that the majority of those questioned did not suffer from their respective illness before arriving in the UK, and that the information and treatment received by sufferers is often inadequate. These findings lead to several proposals regarding what can be done by both the authorities and the black community itself.
We decided that more research into the causes of the illness that affect black people more than the general population must be conducted. Ensuring that any information gained was to be passed onto the black community in order to help current and future sufferers. Although there are currently various health promotion authorities, such as Primary Care Group (now Trust), CHC (Community Health Council), that are intended for this purpose, they are clearly not succeeding as almost all the sufferers questioned had never heard of them. Also, more black doctors are required in health care for it appears that currently many white doctors are unaware of the particular needs of black people
Nonetheless, the overriding message in this project is that the dietary aspects of western life is unhealthy for black people. Many of the ailments now being endured by those questioned have only arisen since they arrived in the UK. It is concluded that traditional food and cooking methods must be promoted amongst the black community if black people are to rediscover a healthy lifestyle. |
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