{"product_id":"well-fight-it-out-here-9781421450445","title":"Well Fight It Out Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow a coalition of Black health professions schools made health equity a national issue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Phillis Wheatley Award from the Sons \u0026amp; Daughters of the United States Middle Passage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRacism in the US health care system has been deliberately undermining Black health care professionals and exacerbating health disparities among Black Americans for centuries. These health disparities only became a mainstream issue on the agenda of US health leaders and policy makers because a group of health professions schools at Historically Black Colleges and Universities banded together to fight for health equity. \u003ci\u003eWe''ll Fight It Out Here\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS) was founded by this coalition and the hard-won influence it built in American politics and health care. David Chanoff and Louis W. Sullivan, former secretary of health \u0026amp; human services, detail how the struggle for equity has been fought in the field \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn important, detailed account of the hard-won victories in the fight for equal health care access in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRacism in the U.S. health care system has been deliberately undermining Black health care professionals and exacerbating health disparities among Black Americans for centuries.David Chanoff and Louis W. Sullivan, former secretary of Health and Human Services, detail how the struggle for equity has been fought in the field of health care, where bias and disparities continue to be volatile national issues.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Informer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pertinent and valuable exploration of the often-overlooked endeavors to address racial health disparities in the United States....The book captivates readers by weaving together political history and memoir, interspersed with interviews and reflections from those closely associated with AMPHS to paint a vivid picture of a critical historical period.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe FASEB Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eTimeline\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Nadir \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Response  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Abraham Flexner and the Black Medical Schools  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. AMHPS: The Founding  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Heckler Report  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Landmark Legislation  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. AMHPS and the Secretary  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. The Office of Minority Health  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. The Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. A National Institute  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. A Common Mission  \u003cbr\u003eAfterword  \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  \u003cbr\u003eNotes  \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408153616727,"sku":"9781421450445","price":18.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421450445.jpg?v=1730501784","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/well-fight-it-out-here-9781421450445","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}