Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies [electronic resource] : foundations for better epidemiology, public health and health care / Raj S. Bhopal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bhopal, Raj S.
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Variant Title:
Ethnicity, Race, and Health in Multicultural Societies: Foundations for Better Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Care
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction : the concepts of ethnicity and race in health
  • Terminology and classifications for ethnic and racial groups
  • Challenges of collecting and interpreting data using the concepts of ethnicity and race
  • Historical analysis of the development of health and health care services for ethnic minorities
  • Defining health and health care needs using quantitative and qualitative data
  • Ethnic inequalities in health and health care
  • Principles for setting priorities for ethnic minority populations
  • Strategic approaches to health and health care services for ethnic minority groups
  • Research on and with ethnic minority groups : past and future
  • Theoretical, ethical and future-orientated perspectives.