Health issues in the black community / Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, editors.

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Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Braithwaite, Ronald L., 1945-
Taylor, Sandra E., 1955-
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, [2001], ©2001.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Jossey-Bass health series.
Subjects:
Schwarze.
USA.
African Americans > Health and hygiene.
Black People.
Health Status.
Health Promotion.
Social Problems.
United States.
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Physical Description:xxxvi, 609 pages : charts ; 24 cm.
Format: Electronic eBook
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.