Health issues in the Black community / Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, editors ; foreword by Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
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Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Jossey-Bass,
[2001], ©2001.
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Edition: | Second edition. |
Series: | Jossey-Bass health series.
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Physical Description: | xxxvi, 609 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Health 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.