Health issues in the Black community /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1992. |
| Description: | xxix, 371 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass health series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1399679 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword: Another Call to Action
- Preface
- The Editors
- The Contributors
- Part 1. Health Status Across the Life Span
- 1. African American Health: An Overview
- 2. The Health Status of Children and Adolescents
- 3. The Health Status of Black Women
- 4. The Health Status of Black Men
- 5. Health and the Elderly
- Part 2. Social, Mental, and Environmental Challenges
- 6. The Epidemiology of Mental Disorder: 1985-2000
- 7. The Role of Black Faith Communities in Fostering Health
- 8. The Epidemic of Homicide and Violence
- 9. The Dilemma of Organ and Tissue Transplantation
- Part 3. Chronic Diseases
- 10. Hypertension and Other Risk Factors for Stroke
- 11. Cancer
- 12. Diabetes
- 13. Sickle Cell Anemia
- 14. Tuberculosis
- 15. Pediatric Asthma in African American Children
- Part 4. Lifestyle Behaviors
- 16. HIV/AIDS
- 17. Tobacco: From Slavery to Addiction
- 18. Substance Abuse
- 19. Alcohol Use and Misuse
- 20. Nutrition
- 21. Physical Activity
- Part 5. Ethical, Political, and Ecological Issues
- 22. The Quest for Environmental Justice
- 23. Research and Ethics: A Legacy of Distrust
- 24. Health Policy Challenges
- 25. Cultural Sensitivity in Public Health
- 26. Closing the Gap: Eliminating Health Disparities
- Afterword
- Name Index
- Subject Index
