Health Issues in the Black Community

Name: Health Issues in the Black Community
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ISBN: 9780787952365

ISBN-10: 0787952362

ISBN-13: 9780787952365

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor

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Vigorous action must be directed to prevent disease, promote overall health, and deliver appropriate care within the African American population. In this thoroughly updated and revised edition of Health Issues in the Black Community the authors offer an in-depth examination of the most pressing health problems confronting the black community. Written by a stellar panel of scholars and practitioners in the field, this valuable resource examines such topics as chronic illnesses, the effect of violence, and health policy. Health Issues in the Black Community also contains the most current thinking on relevant health, delivery, lifestyle, and policy issues.

Book details

List price: $80.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/12/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 648
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.948
Language: English



Foreword: Another Call to Action



Preface


The Editors


The Contributors



Health Status Across the Life Span



African American Health: An Overview




The Health Status of Children and Adolescents




The Health Status of Black Women




The Health Status of Black Men




Health and the Elderly




Social, Mental, and Environmental Challenges



The Epidemiology of Mental Disorder: 1985-2000




The Role of Black Faith Communities in Fostering Health




The Epidemic of Homicide and Violence




The Dilemma of Organ and Tissue Transplantation




Chronic Diseases



Hypertension and Other Risk Factors for Stroke




Cancer




Diabetes




Sickle Cell Anemia




Tuberculosis




Pediatric Asthma in African American Children




Lifestyle Behaviors



HIV/AIDS




Tobacco: From Slavery to Addiction




Substance Abuse




Alcohol Use and Misuse




Nutrition




Physical Activity




Ethical, Political, and Ecological Issues



The Quest for Environmental Justice




Research and Ethics: A Legacy of Distrust




Health Policy Challenges




Cultural Sensitivity in Public Health




Closing the Gap: Eliminating Health Disparities



Afterword



Name Index


Subject Index