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Health is more than absence of disease it is about economics education environment empowerment and community. The health and well being of the people is critically dependent upon the health system that serves them. It must provide the best possible health with the least disparities and respond equally well to everyone. Joycelyn Elders MD Former United States Surgeon General Rare Disease and the Black Community There is an old adage that says When white folks catch a cold Black folks catch pneumonia.