Praeger handbook of Black American health
Subtitle: policies and issues behind disparities in health
By: edited by Ivor Lensworth Livingston ; foreword by David Satcher
Contributors: Livingston, Ivor Lensworth
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Praeger; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 911
ISBN-13: 9780313324772; 9780313332203; 9780313332210
Subjects: African Americans -- Health and hygiene -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; African Americans -- Medical care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Other titles: Handbook of Black American health
Notes: First ed. published under title: Handbook of Black American health

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: V. 1. Pt. I. Cardiovascular and related chronic conditions. Trends in cardiovascular diseases: an overview of evolving disparities; title: The social epidemiology of coronary heart disease in African Americans; title: Cerebrovascular disease in Black americans: disparities in burden and care; title: Hypertension: a community perspective; title: End-stage renal disease; title: Diabetes-related disparities in African Americans; title: Pt. II. General chronic conditions. Cancer status in Black Americans; title: The epidemiology chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in African Americans; title: Sickle-cell disease: biosocial aspects; title: Ophthalmic disease in Blacks: prospects for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health in the public health context; title: Immunological disorders; title: Oral health status and disparities in Black Americans; title: Communication disorders and African Americans; title: Pt. III. Lifestyle, social, and mental outcomes. The life expectancy of the Black male: pressing issues from the cradle to the grave; title: HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases; title: Infectious diseases among African Americans; title: Forms of violence and violence prevention; title: Unintentional injuries: the burden, risks, and preventive strategies to address diversity; title: Illicit drug use and adverse consequences: impact on Black Americans; title: African Americans and alcohol use: implications for intervention and prevention; title: Disparate African American and White infant mortality rates in the United States; title: Mental health of African Americans; title: Vulnerability of African Americans to adverse health: the importance of soxial status and stress; title: Nutrition concerns of Black Americans; title: Physical activity in Black America; title: Reproductive health disparities among African American women; title: V. II. Pt. IV. Sociopolitical, environmental, and structural challenges. The role of the family in African American health; title: Disparities in medication use, action, and prescribing for African Americans; title: 24-7 on the front line: African Americans and the emergency department experience; title: Homelessness and health problems among African Americans; title: African Americans, spirituality, and health: the impact on beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors; title: Health , disparity, and the older population: greater disparity between Black and White, or within Black?; title: Rural health of Black America: a complex frontier; title: School reform meets prevention science: toward ensuring more hopeful futures for African American children; title: Complementary and alternative health practices in the Black community: existing and emergent trends; title: Behind bars: an examination of race and health disparities in prison; title: Environmental racism: its causes and solutions; title: Outreach to African American communities: from theory to practice; title: Pt. V. Ethics, research, technology, and social policy issues. Health policy and the politics of health care for African Americans; title: African Americans and access to health care: trends in the use of health services; title: African Americans in the health-care workforce: underrepresentation and health disparities; title: Geographic information systems perspective on Black American health; title: The human genome: implications for the health of African Americans; title: Ethnic disparities in transplantation: a strategic plan for their elimination; title: Transforming structural barriers to improve the health of African Americans; title: Issues surrounding the involvement of African Americans in clinical trials and other research; title: Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health: a framework for action