Depression and obesity are significant public health problems that adversely affect the health and quality of life of women in the United States, particularly female African American welfare recipients transitioning to work. African American women are twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms as women of other races. Fifty percent of African American women are obese. The prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms and obesity is higher among African American women who receive welfare benefits. These health conditions jeopardize their health status, ability to work, and chances to become self-sufficient. To ensure the successful transition of recipients to work, health care providers and researchers must better understand how de...
Two serious adverse health effects of obesity are development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 d...
Few studies have examined the relationship between racial and socioeconomic disparities and health-r...
African Americans have a higher prevalence of obesity compared to any other racial/ethnic group due ...
Depression and obesity are significant public health problems that adversely affect the health and q...
This paper utilizes a rich longitudinal data set -- the Women's Employment Study (WES) to investigat...
African American women have the highest mortality rate for stroke, heart disease, cancer and diabete...
Poverty is associated with negative health outcomes, including depression. Little is known about the...
Poverty is associated with negative health outcomes, including depression. Little is known about the...
Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects low-income African American women, age 50 years and older...
Objective—Depression may be a predictor and consequence of obesity. However, available evidence for ...
African-American women have been disproportionately affected by the obesity epidemic in the United S...
Health problems such as obesity are more prevalent in populations of African American women than any...
Abstract Eighty percent of all black women are overweight or obese which can lead to greatly increas...
The current study examined whether obesity contributed significantly to the prediction of depression...
The US is experiencing what many in public health are calling an “obesity epidemic”. The American He...
Two serious adverse health effects of obesity are development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 d...
Few studies have examined the relationship between racial and socioeconomic disparities and health-r...
African Americans have a higher prevalence of obesity compared to any other racial/ethnic group due ...
Depression and obesity are significant public health problems that adversely affect the health and q...
This paper utilizes a rich longitudinal data set -- the Women's Employment Study (WES) to investigat...
African American women have the highest mortality rate for stroke, heart disease, cancer and diabete...
Poverty is associated with negative health outcomes, including depression. Little is known about the...
Poverty is associated with negative health outcomes, including depression. Little is known about the...
Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects low-income African American women, age 50 years and older...
Objective—Depression may be a predictor and consequence of obesity. However, available evidence for ...
African-American women have been disproportionately affected by the obesity epidemic in the United S...
Health problems such as obesity are more prevalent in populations of African American women than any...
Abstract Eighty percent of all black women are overweight or obese which can lead to greatly increas...
The current study examined whether obesity contributed significantly to the prediction of depression...
The US is experiencing what many in public health are calling an “obesity epidemic”. The American He...
Two serious adverse health effects of obesity are development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 d...
Few studies have examined the relationship between racial and socioeconomic disparities and health-r...
African Americans have a higher prevalence of obesity compared to any other racial/ethnic group due ...