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Health issues in the Black community /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Braithwaite, Ronald L., 1945-, Taylor, Sandra E., 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2001]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Jossey-Bass health series.
Subjects:
African Americans.
Health Status.
Health Promotion.
Social Problems.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Health status across the life span
  • African American health : an overview
  • The health status of children and adolescents
  • The health status of black women
  • The health status of black men
  • Health and the elderly
  • Pt. 2. Social, mental, and environmental challenges
  • The epidemiology of mental disorder : 1985-2000
  • The role of black faith communities in fostering health
  • The epidemic of homicide and violence
  • The dilemma of organ and tissue transplantation
  • Pt. 3. Chronic diseases
  • Hypertension and other risk factors for stroke
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pediatric asthma in African American children
  • Pt. 4. Lifestyle behaviors
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Tobacco : from slavery to addiction
  • Substance abuse
  • Alcohol use and misuse
  • Nutrition
  • Physical activity
  • Pt. 5. Ethical, political, and ecological issues
  • The quest for environmental justice
  • Research and ethics : a legacy of distrust
  • Health policy challenges
  • Cultural sensitivity in public health
  • Closing the gap : eliminating health disparities