Description: Race, Ethnicity, and Health : A Public Health Reader, Paperback by Laveist, Thomas A. (EDT); Isaac, Lydia A. (EDT), ISBN 111804908X, ISBN-13 9781118049082, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US "Race, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition, is a new and critical selection of hallmark articles that address health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for equal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Intended as a resource for faculty and students in public health as well as the social sciences, it will be also be valuable to public health administrators and frontline staff who serve diverse racial and ethnic populations. Th brings together the best peer reviewedresearch literature from the leading scholars and faculty in this growing field, providing a historical and political context for the study of health, race, and ethnicity, with key findings on disparities in access, use, and quality. This volume also examines the role of health care providers in health disparities and discusses the issue of matching patients and doctors by has been considerable new research since the original manuscript's preparation in 2001 and publication in 2002, and reflecting this, more than half th is new content. New chapters cover: reflections on demographic changes in the US based on the current census; metrics and nomenclature for disparities; theories of genetic basis for disparities; the built environment; residential segregation; environmental health; occupational health; health disparities in integrated communities; Latino health; Asian populations; stress and health; physician/patient relationships; hospital treatment of minorities; the slavery hypertension hypothesis; geographic disparities; and intervention design"--Provided by publisher.
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Book Title: Race, Ethnicity, and Health : A Public Health Reader
Number of Pages: 848 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Race, Ethnicity, and Health : a Public Health Reader
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Subject: Minority Studies, Public Health, Health Care Delivery, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 1.6 in
Item Weight: 45.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Lydia A. Isaac
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Medical
Item Length: 9.1 in
Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations Ser.
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
