minority communities

La Comunidad, a grassroots effort in Winston-Salem, N.C., offers treatment to a population at high risk of developing diabetes. Group meetings led by non-medical facilitators help reduce costs.

Most genetic studies look only at people of European descent. But black and Hispanic children are far more likely to die of asthma, and genetic differences may help explain why.

James Comey says both systematic and societal factors play a part in disconnect between law enforcement and communities of color.

James Comey will speak at Georgetown University today about police relations with minority communities.