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Book SynopsisThe text is state-of-the-art in its analysis of health disparities from both domestic and international perspectives. Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Health Disparities in the United States is a welcome addition to the field because it widens access to the complex issues underlying the health disparities problem. -- Preventing Chronic Disease/CDC, October 2005 This is a very comprehensive, evidence-based book dealing with the health disparities that plague the United States. This is a welcome and valuable addition to the field of health care for minority groups in the United States.-- Doody''s Publishers Bulletin, August 2005
Health isn't color-blind. Racial minorities disproportionately suffer from some diseases, but experts say race alone doesn't completely account for the disparities. Newsweek''s Jennifer Barrett Ozols spoke with Thomas LaVeist, director of the Center for Health Disparities Solutions at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public H
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"The book is readable and organized to be quickly read with specifics readily retrievable." (JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), September 14, 2005)
Table of Contents
Tables and Figures xia
Preface xvii
About the Author xix
1 Historical Aspects of Race/Ethnicity and Health 1
Part One: Crosscutting Issues 13
2 Conceptual Issues in Race/Ethnicity and Health 15
3 The Demography of American Racial/Ethnic Minorities 30
Part Two: Morbidity, Mortality, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health 51
4 The Epidemiological Profile of Racial/Ethnic Minorities 53
5 Mental Health 83
with Duane Thomas, Ph.D.
6 Health Care Services Among Racial/Ethnic Groups 108
Part Three: Etiology of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health 131
7 Theories of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health 133
8 Socioeconomic Status and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health 157
9 Behavior and Health 180
Part Four: Racial/Ethnic Group–Specific Health Issues 203
10 African American Health Issues 205
11 American Indian and Alaska Native Health Issues 223
12 Asian and Pacific Islander Health Issues 242
13 Hispanic/Latino Health Issues 260
Part Five: Conclusions 281
14 Addressing Disparities in Health and Health Care 283
Appendix A: Case Studies 298
Appendix B: Additional Readings 303
References 308
Name Index 333
Subject Index 339
