"It just ain't fair" : the ethics of health care for African Americans / edited by Annette Dula and Sara Goering ; with editorial contributions from Marian Gray Secundy and September Williams ; foreword by Mark Siegler.
| Other author | Dula, Annette. |
| Other author | Goering, Sara. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©1994. |
| Description | xiii, 315 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Medical ethics in a political context : Bioethics: the need for a dialogue with African Americans / Annette Dula -- Ethics, ethnicity, and health care reform / Jean J. Schensul, Barbara H. Guest -- Surrogates and outcast mothers: racism and reproductive politics / Angela Y. Davis -- Lack of a moral consensus on health care: focus on minority elderly / Marian Gray Secundy. Disparities in access and health status: an ethical issue : Race, prenatal care, and infant mortality / John D. Lantos -- The AIDS epidemic and the African-American community: toward an ethical framework for service delivery / Stephen B. Thomas, Sandra Crouse Quinn -- Women and children living with HIV: impact of racism and poverty / Mildred Williamson -- Health care and the rural poor: focus on Appalachia / Bruce David White -- Homelessness: a risk factor for poor health / Kristy Woods. Ethical responsibilities and the medical profession : The physician's responsibility to medically underserved poor people / Warren J. Ferguson -- Access to medical care: do physicians and academic medical centers have a societal responsibility? / Patrick Dowling -- Experiences as a Black medical student / Michael Hebrard -- HIV disease and access to care: a crisis within a crisis / Renslow Sherer, David Goldberg -- Genetic screening: toward a new eugenics? / James E. Bowman -- Women and underserved populations: access to clinical trials / Sara Goering. A practical ethics for reform: community empowerment : The evolution of a community hospital: improving access to ensure political and financial viability / Alma Roberts -- Toward successful urban perinatal health care / Brian Hertz -- Interview: lay midwifery and the traditional child-bearing group / Evelyn C. White, Shafia Mawushi Monroe -- Grandparents who care: an empowerment model of health care / Margo Okazawa-Rey -- The anatomy of a Black community-based transplant education program: a model for community empowerment / Clive O. Callender, Lannis E. Hall, Curtis L. Yeager, Ann Wood Washington, Patti Grace Smith -- Toward an ethic of care and community in education and medicine / Lauren Jones Young. |
| Local note | Little-292591--3051300457690 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-299) and index. |
| LCCN | 93043780 |
| ISBN | 0275944948 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0275950573 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA448.5.B53 I8 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |