Handbook of Black American health : the mosaic of conditions, issues, policies, and prospects / edited by Ivor Lensworth Livingston.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Livingston, Ivor Lensworth
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Subjects:
African Americans > Health and hygiene.
African Americans > Medical care.
Black People.
Health Status.
Politics.
Social Conditions.
United States.
Black persons > Health.
Physical Description:xxxv, 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases: an American overview / Richard F. Gillum
  • Coronary artery disease in Blacks / Charles Curry
  • Cerebrovascular disease in Blacks / Gary H. Friday
  • Hypertension: a community perspective / Lee R. Bone, Martha N. Hill, David M. Levine
  • End-stage renal disease / Camille A. Jones, Lawrence Y. Agodoa
  • Cancer and Black Americans / Ki Moon Bang
  • Diabetes Mellitus in the African-American population / Eugene S. Tull, Mohammed H. Makame, Jeffrey M. Roseman
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Blacks / Ki Moon Bang
  • Sickle cell disease: a biopsychosocial model / Kermit B. Nash, Joseph Telfair
  • Ophthalmology in Blacks: a survey of major entities / Stephen Dale McLeod, Maurice F. Rabb
  • AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases / Wayne L. Greaves
  • Homicide, suicide, and assaultive violence: the impact of intentional unjury on the health of African Americans / Darnell F. Hawkins, Alexander E. Crosby, Marcella Hammett
  • Unintentional injuries: the problems and some preventive strategies / Christine M. Branche-Dorsey...[et al.]
  • Chemical use and dependency among African Americans / Gerald Groves, Omowale Americans / Gerald Groves, Omowale Amuleru-Marshall
  • Infant mortality and related issues / Feroz Ahmed
  • Social status, stress, and health: Black Americans at risk / Ivor Lensworth Livingston
  • The mental health of African Americans: findings, questions, and directions / David R. Williams, Brenda T. Fenton
  • Nutrition concerns of Black Americans / Deborah E. Blocker
  • The epidemiology of homelessness in Black America / Gregg Barak
  • The physical, psychological, and social health of Black older Americans / Ron C. Manuel
  • Urban infrastructure: social, environmental, and health risks to African Americans / Robert D. Bullard
  • Black children: growth, development, and health / Dionne J. Jones and Veronica A. Roberts
  • Black health care provideers and related professionals: issues of underrepresentation and change / John Obioma Ukawuilulu, Lensworth Livingston
  • Politics and health: the coming agenda for a multiracial and multicultural society / Stephanie Kong, B. Waine Kong, Singleton B. McAllister
  • Barriers to health services utilization and African Americans / Woodrow Jones, Jr., Antonio A. Rene
  • Improving the health status of African Americans: empowerment as health education intervention / Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, Agatha G. Lowe
  • Improving the health of the Black community: outlook for the future / Ivor Lensworth Livingston, J. Jacques Carter.