Health and wellness concerns for racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities
By: Joshua C. Collins, Tonette S. Rocco, Lawrence O. Bryant, editors
Series: New directions for adult and continuing education -- number 142; New directions for adult and continuing education -- no. 142.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9781118916452; 9781118916438
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Homosexuality; Health and hygiene; Healthcare Disparities; Minority Health; Social Security; Minorities; Social Services & Welfare; Sexual minorities; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Public Policy
Description: Minority status in the United States often accompanies diminished access to education, employment, and subsequently health care. This volume explores factors that have contributed to health disparities among racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities. Focused on developing strategies for understanding these disparities and promoting wellness in minority communities, the authors highlight social forces such as racism, ethnocentrism, sexism, and homophobia, which continue to influence not only access to and quality of care but also perception and trust of health care professionals.
Notes: "Summer 2014."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Disparities in healthcare for racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities  -- Joshua C. Collins, Tonette S. Rocco; title: The Black church: promoting health, fighting disparities  -- Michael L. Rowland, E. Paulette Isaac-Savage; title: Literacy and health disparities  -- Esther Prins, Angela Mooney; title: Injection drug users, Aboriginality, and HIV: a postcolonial glance from a strong ally  -- John P. Egan; title: Alcoholism and lesbians  -- Julie Gedro; title: Tobacco use among sexual minorities  -- Lawrence O. Bryant, Lorenzo Bowman; title: HIV-negative gay men and autoimmune diseases  -- Joshua C. Collins, Tonette S. Rocco; title: African American women and HIV/AIDS  -- Lisa M. Baumgartner; title: Partnerships and collaborations in promoting health and wellness in minority communities: lessons learned and future directions -- Lawrence O. Bryant.