Health issues in the black community

3rd ed.
Health issues in the black community
Ronald L. Braithwaite, Ronald ...
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Health issues in the black community

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Jossey-Bass, APHA Press
Language
English
Pages
620

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Health issues in the black community
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Table of Contents

Pt. 1. Health status across the life span.
African American health : an overview -- Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, and Henrie M. Treadwell
"Without health and long life all else fails" : a history of African Americans and the elimination of racial disparities in health care -- Vanessa Northington Gamble
The health status of children and adolescents -- Desirée A. H. Oliver, Gene H. Brody
The health status of black women -- Sandra E. Taylor, Kisha Braithwaite Holden
The health status of black men -- Jean J. E. Bonhomme, April M. W. Young
Health and black older adults : insights from a life-course perspective -- Sherrill L. Sellers, Ishtar O. Govia, James S. Jackson -- pt. 2. Social, mental, and environmental challenges.
Stigma and mental health in African Americans -- L. DiAnne Bradford, Cassandra Newkirk, Kisha Braithwaite Holden
Homicide and violence among African American youth : from epidemic to endemic? -- Emilie Phillips Smith, Joseph Richardson, Rhonda BeLue
Narrowing the gap between supply and demand of organs for transplantation : current issues for African Americans -- Kimberly Jacob Arriola, Dana H. Z. Robinson, L. Ebony Boulware
African Americans on the front line of environmental assault -- Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres
The impact of incarceration on the health of African Americans -- Nicholas Freudenberg, Megha Ramaswamy
pt. 3. Chronic diseases.
Hypertension in African American communities -- Sharon K. Davis, Rakale Collins Quarells, Gary H. Gibbons
A general overview of cancer in the United States : incidence and mortality burden among African Americans -- Shedra Amy Snipes... [et al.]
Health disparities : the case for diabetes -- Gregory Strayhorn
Systemic lupus erythematosus -- S. Sam Lim, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas, Cristina Drenkard
Oral health -- Rueben C. Warren, Allan J. Formicola, Caswell A. Evans -- pt. 4. Lifestyle behaviors.
Substance use disorders in the African American community -- Jean J. E. Bonhomme, Ronald L. Braithwaite, Melita Moore
HIV/AIDS in the black community -- Ivory A. Toldson, Aba D. Essuon, Kamilah M. Woodson
Tobacco use and the black community in the United States : a community-focused public health model for eliminating population disparities -- Robert G. Robinson, Rhonda Conerly Holliday
Alcohol use and consequences for blacks -- Dionne C. Godette
Nutrition and obesity issues for African Americans -- Monica L. Baskin... [et al.]
Physical activity -- Antronette K. Yancey, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Mona AuYoung
pt. 5. Alternative interventions and human resources development.
Chiropractic medicine : integral to integrative medicine -- Malika B. Gooden, Elton D. Holden
The role of black faith communities in fostering health -- Schnavia Smith Hatcher, Kimberly S. Clay, Jeronda T. Burley
Community health workers in the black community : building trust, alleviating pain, and improving health access -- Jacqueline Martinez, Laura Joslin Frye, Leda M. Perez -- pt. 6. Ethical, political, and ecological issues.
Using social marketing to lessen health disparities -- Mesha L. Ellis, James P. Griffin Jr., Ken Resnicow
Fostering a social justice approach to health : health equity, human rights, and an antiracism agenda -- Camara Phyllis Jones, Anthony Hatch, Adewale Troutman
Closing the gap : eliminating health disparities -- Henrie M. Treadwell, Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
San Francisco, CA, [Washington, DC]

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.1089/96073
Library of Congress
RA448.5.N4 H395 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxvi, 620 p. :
Number of pages
620

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24561942M
ISBN 10
0470436794
ISBN 13
9780470436790
LCCN
2009033972
OCLC/WorldCat
432240651

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