More than 100 contributors from across the United States, all recognized experts in their fields, present information on the vast racial and ethnic health disparities, as well as approaches that can be used to reduce or eliminate these disparities. Chapters address topics from heart health, hypertension, diabetes, asthma and lung disease, and HIV/AIDS to alcohol and drug abuse, infant mortality, nutrition and exercise. Presents state-of-the-art information in a manner free of confusing jargon, making this accessible to a casual user, yet still helpful to students, scholars, and researchers. Chapters also address disparities in reproductive health, life expectancy and access to health care. Chapter authors include professionals and professors with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Pennsylvania State University.
This expansion of Dr. Livingston’s first edition of the handbook includes a doubling of the text, with 20 new chapters and complete updates revising the 27 returning chapters. These volumes will be of special interest to those in fields including public health, medicine, health psychology, health policy, and medical sociology.
Awards
Library Journal Best Reference Sources 2004, January 1, 2004
Library Journal Best Reference Sources 2004, January 1, 2004
Reviews
[T]his two-volume work updates an important resource on disparities in the US health care system for citizens whose skin color is black (or other than white). These disparities have existed for decades, mostly ignored by providers of care and those in administrative positions in federal and local health departments. In 20 new chapters and updates of 27 previous chapters, this work addresses every aspect of limited and unequal health care for black Americans, including environment, the consequences of lack of care, and, most importantly, ways to change public and personal attitudes toward those born with a skin color other than white....Livingston (Harvard) and his contributors write with authority based on past and current experience, and from a comprehensive knowledge of the health care system. Recommended. All levels.—Choice, January 1, 2005
"Presenting state-of-the-art information in clearly written text accesible to both casual lay readers and professionals, it addresses heart health, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, alcohol use, infant mortality, environmental racism, reproductive health, life expectancy, and much more. It also goes beyond traditional areas to include the most recent research in both allopathic and alternative medicines, making this resource valuable for students and researchers in cross-disciplines and in both the hard and soft sciences. As a comprehensive survey of black health issues, this work is likely to become the indispensable standard. Strongly recommended for consumer health, academic, and larger public libraries."—Library Journal, Starred Review, September 1, 2004
This excellent handbook encompasses in-depth disease and wellness in the community, with one chapter on HIV/AIDS and several others on healthcare disparity. A good choice for academic libraries.—Library Journal Collection Development African Americans & Aids, 00/00/00
This substantial compilation of articles provides a comprehensive look at societal issues contributing to the disparate proportion of health problems in black Americans.—Multicultural Review, 00/00/00
This book provides a multidisciplinary focus that is helpful to understand and ultimately resolve the many factors that contribute to the large disparities in health status between African Americans and whites. It is written clearly in language accessible to both health care professionals and lay readers. It addresses many issues and includes more than 200 tables and figures with a multitude of information on all of the subjects it deals with. It is a comprehensive survey of health issues among African Americans and is likely to be very useful for consumer health activists as well as academics and health policymakers.—Journal of the American Medical Association, 00/00/00
No other single source so comprehensively reviews the evidence of disparities in health status and access to care among African Americans. This handbook is invaluable not only to understanding the challenges we face in eliminating disparities, but to identifying successful interventions and long-term solutions.—Georges C. Benjamin M.D., ^LExecutive Director, ^LAmerican Public Health Association
This is an extremely well-written work that documents the black/white disparities over an impressive range of health areas. This is a book about African Americans, but its readership should include all Americans and many outside of America who care about health equity and social justice. The disparities shown, their causes, social consequences and possible means of prevention must be matters of universal concern. The overriding impression is that the disadvantages in health of black Americans do lie predominantly in the consequences of the color of their skins which sets them apart and less in the content of their character. I recommend it highly.—George A. O. Alleyne, ^LDirector Emeritus, ^LPan American Health Organization
In this book, Dr. Livingston has provided a most comprehensive analysis of factors contributing to the significant disparities in healthcare received by African Americans and the population at-large of the United States. This information will be a valuable resource for professionals and lay people alike as we attempt to rectify this unfortunate situation.—Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.,^LDirector of Pediatric Neurosurgery^LProfessor of Neurological Surgery, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and Pediatrics^LJohns Hopkins Medical Institutions
...Understanding many of the fundamental underpinnings that contribute to disparities in health outcomes among African Americans will be invaluable for improving the health of all Americans. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the health of Black Americans or interested in understanding why many of the disparities in health outcomes exist in our country today. I fully endorse this publication with my highest recommendation.—Randall W. Maxey, MD, Ph.D.,^LPresident, NMA
...[A] most revealing and engaging assessment of current issues confronting America. An essential reference for current and future health professionals in viewing this major global social phenomenon...—Harry E. Douglas, III, DPA,^LInterim President^LCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
No other single source so comprehensively reviews the evidence of disparities in health status and access to care among African Americans. This handbook is invaluable not only to understanding the challenges we face in eliminating disparities, but to identifying successful interventions and long-term solutions.—Georges C. Benjamin, MD,^LExecutive Director^LAmerican Public Health Association
This is an extremely well written that documents the black/white disparities over an impressive range of health areas. This is a book about African Americans, but its readership should include all Americans and many outside of America who care about health equity and social justice. The disparities shown, their causes, social consequences and possible means of prevention must be matters of universal concern. The overriding impression is that the disadvantages in health of black Americans do lie predominantly in the consequences of the color of their skins which sets them apart and less in the content of their character. I recommend it highly.—George A. O. Alleyne,^LDirector Emeritus^LPan American Health Organization
No other single source so comprehensively reviews the evidence of disparities in health status and access to care among African Americans. This handbook is invaluable not only to understanding the challenges we face in eliminating disparities, but to identifying successful interventions and long-term solutions.—Georges C. Benjamin, MD,^LExecutive Director^LAmerican Public Health Association
This is an extremely well written that documents the black/white disparities over an impressive range of health areas. This is a book about African Americans, but its readership should include all Americans and many outside of America who care about health equity and social justice. The disparities shown, their causes, social consequences and possible means of prevention must be matters of universal concern. The overriding impression is that the disadvantages in health of black Americans do lie predominantly in the consequences of the color of their skins which sets them apart and less in the content of their character. I recommend it highly.—George A. O. Alleyne,^LDirector Emeritus^LPan American Health Organization
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