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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Editor Biographies | |
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| Author Biographies | |
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| Health Status Across The Life Span | |
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| African American Health: An Overview | |
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| "Without Health and Long Life All Else Fails": A History of African Americans and The Elimination of Racial Disparities In Health Care | |
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| The Health Status of Children and Adolescents | |
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| The Health Status of Black Women | |
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| The Health Status of Black Men | |
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| Health and Black Older Adults: Insights From a Life-Course Perspective | |
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| Social, Mental, and Environmental Challenges | |
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| Stigma and Mental Health In African Americans | |
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| Homicide and Violence Among African American Youth: From Epidemic To Endemic? | |
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| Narrowing The Gap Between Supply and Demand of Organs For Transplantation: Current Issues For African Americans | |
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| African Americans On The Front Line of Environmental Assault | |
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| The Impact of Incarceration on The Health of African Americans | |
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| Chronic Diseases | |
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| Hypertension In African American Communities | |
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| A General Overview of Cancer In The United States: Incidence and Mortality Burden Among African Americans | |
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| Health Disparities: The Case for Diabetes | |
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| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | |
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| Oral Health | |
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| Lifestyle Behaviors | |
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| Substance Use Disorders In The African American Community | |
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| HIV/AIDS In The Black Community | |
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| Tobacco Use and The Black Community In The United States: A Community-Focused Public Health Model For Eliminating Population Disparities | |
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| Alcohol Use and Consequences for Blacks | |
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| Nutrition and Obesity Issues For African Americans | |
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| Physical Activity | |
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| Alternative Interventions and Human Resources Development | |
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| Chiropractic Medicine: Integral To Integrative Medicine | |
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| The role of Black Faith Communities In Fostering Health | |
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| Community Health Workers In The Black Community: Building Trust, Alleviating Pain, and Improving Health Access | |
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| Ethical, Political, and Ecological Issues | |
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| Using Social Marketing to Lessen Health Disparities | |
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| Fostering a Social Justice Approach to Health: Health Equity, Human Rights, and An Antiracism Agenda | |
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| Closing The Gap: Eliminating Health Disparities | |
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| Afterword | |
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| Index | |