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245 00 a| Health issues in the black community /c| [edited by] Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, and Henrie M. Treadwell.;

250 a| 3rd ed.;

300 a| xxxvi, 620 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| African American health: an overview -- "Without health and long life all else fails": a history of African Americans and the elimination of racial disparities in health care -- The health status of children and adolescents -- The health status of black women -- The health status of black men -- Health and black older adults: insights from a life-course perspective -- Stigma and mental health in African Americans -- Homicide and violence among African American youth: from epidemic to endemic? -- Narrowing the gap between supply and demand of organs for transplantation: current issues for African Americans -- African Americans on the front line of environmental assault -- The impact of incarceration on the health of African Americans -- Hypertension in African American communities -- A general overview of cancer in the United States: incidence and mortality burden among African Americans -- Health disparities: the case for diabetes -- Systemic lupus erythematosus -- Oral health -- Substance use disorders in the African American community -- HIV/AIDS in the black community -- Tobacco use and the black community in the United States: a community-focused public health model for eliminating population disparities -- Alcohol use and consequences for blacks -- Nutrition and obesity issues for African Americans -- Physical activity -- Chiropractic medicine: integral to integrative medicine -- The role of black faith communities in fostering health -- Community health workers in the black community: building trust, alleviating pain, and improving health access -- Using social marketing to lessen health disparities -- Fostering a social justice approach to health: health equity, human rights, and an antiracism agenda -- Closing the gap: eliminating health disparities.;

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Health issues in the black community / [edited by] Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, and Henrie M. Treadwell.

Other author	Braithwaite, Ronald L., 1945-
Other author	Taylor, Sandra E., 1955-
Other author	Treadwell, Henrie M.
Format	Book
Edition	3rd ed.
Publication Info	San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass ; [Washington, DC] : APHA Press, ©2009.
Description	xxxvi, 620 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	African Americans--Health and hygiene. Black or African American--United States. Health Status--United States. Health Promotion--United States. Social Problems--United States.

Contents	African American health: an overview -- "Without health and long life all else fails": a history of African Americans and the elimination of racial disparities in health care -- The health status of children and adolescents -- The health status of black women -- The health status of black men -- Health and black older adults: insights from a life-course perspective -- Stigma and mental health in African Americans -- Homicide and violence among African American youth: from epidemic to endemic? -- Narrowing the gap between supply and demand of organs for transplantation: current issues for African Americans -- African Americans on the front line of environmental assault -- The impact of incarceration on the health of African Americans -- Hypertension in African American communities -- A general overview of cancer in the United States: incidence and mortality burden among African Americans -- Health disparities: the case for diabetes -- Systemic lupus erythematosus -- Oral health -- Substance use disorders in the African American community -- HIV/AIDS in the black community -- Tobacco use and the black community in the United States: a community-focused public health model for eliminating population disparities -- Alcohol use and consequences for blacks -- Nutrition and obesity issues for African Americans -- Physical activity -- Chiropractic medicine: integral to integrative medicine -- The role of black faith communities in fostering health -- Community health workers in the black community: building trust, alleviating pain, and improving health access -- Using social marketing to lessen health disparities -- Fostering a social justice approach to health: health equity, human rights, and an antiracism agenda -- Closing the gap: eliminating health disparities.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009033972
ISBN	9780470436790 (cloth)
ISBN	0470436794 (cloth)

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