MARC Record from Miami University of Ohio

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050 00 $aRA448.5.N4$bH395 2001
245 00 $aHealth issues in the Black community /$cRonald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, editors ; foreword by Jesse L. Jackson, Sr
250 $a2nd ed
260 $aSan Francisco :$bJossey-Bass,$cc2001
300 $axxxvi, 609 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm
440 4 $aThe Jossey-Bass health series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes
505 0 $aHealth 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
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xHealth and hygiene
700 1 $aBraithwaite, Ronald L.,$d1945-
700 1 $aTaylor, Sandra E.,$d1955-
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