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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ivor Lensworth Livingston |
| ISBN: | 0313324778 9780313324772 0313332207 9780313332203 0313332215 9780313332210 |
| OCLC Number: | 53926685 |
| Notes: | First ed. published under title: Handbook of Black American health. |
| Description: | 2 v. (xlvii, 911 p.) : ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | V. 1. Pt. I. Cardiovascular and related chronic conditions. Trends in cardiovascular diseases: an overview of evolving disparities -- The social epidemiology of coronary heart disease in African Americans -- Cerebrovascular disease in Black americans: disparities in burden and care -- Hypertension: a community perspective -- End-stage renal disease -- Diabetes-related disparities in African Americans -- Pt. II. General chronic conditions. Cancer status in Black Americans -- The epidemiology chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in African Americans -- Sickle-cell disease: biosocial aspects -- Ophthalmic disease in Blacks: prospects for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health in the public health context -- Immunological disorders -- Oral health status and disparities in Black Americans -- Communication disorders and African Americans -- Pt. III. Lifestyle, social, and mental outcomes. The life expectancy of the Black male: pressing issues from the cradle to the grave -- HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases -- Infectious diseases among African Americans -- Forms of violence and violence prevention -- Unintentional injuries: the burden, risks, and preventive strategies to address diversity -- Illicit drug use and adverse consequences: impact on Black Americans -- African Americans and alcohol use: implications for intervention and prevention -- Disparate African American and White infant mortality rates in the United States -- Mental health of African Americans -- Vulnerability of African Americans to adverse health: the importance of soxial status and stress -- Nutrition concerns of Black Americans -- Physical activity in Black America -- Reproductive health disparities among African American women -- V. II. Pt. IV. Sociopolitical, environmental, and structural challenges. The role of the family in African American health -- Disparities in medication use, action, and prescribing for African Americans -- 24-7 on the front line: African Americans and the emergency department experience -- Homelessness and health problems among African Americans -- African Americans, spirituality, and health: the impact on beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors -- Health , disparity, and the older population: greater disparity between Black and White, or within Black? -- Rural health of Black America: a complex frontier -- School reform meets prevention science: toward ensuring more hopeful futures for African American children -- Complementary and alternative health practices in the Black community: existing and emergent trends -- Behind bars: an examination of race and health disparities in prison -- Environmental racism: its causes and solutions -- Outreach to African American communities: from theory to practice -- Pt. V. Ethics, research, technology, and social policy issues. Health policy and the politics of health care for African Americans -- African Americans and access to health care: trends in the use of health services -- African Americans in the health-care workforce: underrepresentation and health disparities -- Geographic information systems perspective on Black American health -- The human genome: implications for the health of African Americans -- Ethnic disparities in transplantation: a strategic plan for their elimination -- Transforming structural barriers to improve the health of African Americans -- Issues surrounding the involvement of African Americans in clinical trials and other research -- Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health: a framework for action. |
| Other Titles: | Handbook of Black American health |
| Responsibility: | edited by Ivor Lensworth Livingston ; foreword by David Satcher. |
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