Health issues in the Black community /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1992.
Description:xxix, 371 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Jossey-Bass health series
Subject:African Americans -- Health and hygiene
African Americans
Health Promotion -- United States.
Health Status
Social Problems -- United States.
African Americans -- Health and hygiene.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1399679
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Other authors / contributors:Braithwaite, Ronald L., 1945-
Taylor, Sandra E., 1955-
ISBN:1555424775 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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An outstanding compilation of information regarding health issues in the black community. It incorporates the work of 25 contributors, all of whom have excellent credentials to support their work. A foreword by Louis W. Sullivan, former secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, provides an overview of the results of the disparity in health care available to black Americans. The content is organized into five parts: health status in a social context, critical health topics, developmental issues, education and resources, and a look at the future of health for African Americans. Information presented is current and well documented. The section on critical health topics represents some of the most significant health problems in the black community and includes such issues as the AIDS/HIV epidemic, chemical dependency, heart and related diseases, cancer, diabetes, and violence among African Americans. The editors' efforts provide valuable information to all nursing and medical personnel, written in a style appropriate for students of those fields. An especially significant work for health professionals in the public health field, for every nursing and medical library. Advanced undergraduate through professional. V. B. Byers; SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse

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This review of African American health concerns brings together 25 original essays by leading experts in the field. Introductory essays present a grim statistical portrait of current black health status and needs. Other essays deal with women's health issues, AIDS, substance abuse, chronic diseases, homicide and violence, lead poisoning, sickle cell anemia, child health issues, health of the aged, health education, reproductive rights, and health policy concerns, among other issues. This much-needed work is essential for most academic and health science collections, as well as public libraries with subject demand.-- Judith Eannarino, Washington, D.C. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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