Medical anthropology and African American health / Eric J. Bailey.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailey, Eric J., 1958-
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2000.
Subjects:
African Americans > Health and hygiene > Social aspects.
African Americans > Medical care > Social aspects.
Medical anthropology.
Health and race > Social aspects.
Black People.
Health Services Needs and Demand.
Anthropology, Cultural > methods.
Ethnicity.
Health Behavior > ethnology.
Health Services Research > methods.
United States.
Physical Description:x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Medical anthropology, culture and ethnic populations health issues. Medical anthropology and health care
  • Ethnic populations in the United States : health beliefs and treatment actions
  • pt. 2. African American health care. African American health care : a cultural relativistic perspective
  • African American health care : a health data and current research studies perspective
  • African American alternative medical practices
  • pt. 3. How to do medical anthropological fieldwork. Strategies for applied medical anthropology health care research
  • pt. 4. Medical anthropology case studies : clinic, community and public health settings. Fieldwork in a cardiopulmonary clinic
  • Psychosociocultural stress and African American women
  • Fieldwork in a Detroit hospital
  • A needs assessment of a prenatal intervention program
  • Culturally competent health screening programs
  • The diabetic patient's adaptation to outpatient clinic
  • HIV/AIDS counseling and the African American community
  • A community's perception of the health care system : issues of equity
  • pt. 5. Culture and health : the future of African American health care research. Cultural health care strategies for African Americans.