Minority health in America : findings and policy implications from the Commonwealth Fund minority health survey edited by Carol J.R. Hogue, Martha A. Hargraves, Karen Scott Collins

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hargraves, Martha A.

Collins, Karen Scott.

Hogue, Carol J. R.

Commonwealth Fund

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health surveys--United States.

Health surveys.

Minority Groups--statistics & numerical data--United States.

Health Surveys--United States--Statistics.

Minorities--Health and hygiene--United States.

Minorities.

Medical Subjects:

Minority Groups--statistics & numerical data--United States.

Health Surveys--United States--Statistics.

Physical Description:

xviii, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000.

Contents:

The Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey of 1994: an overview / Carol J.R. Hogue and Martha A. Hargraves

Hispanics' experience within the health care system: access, utilization, and satisfaction / Sylvia Guendelman and Todd Wagner

A profile of African American's health care: subgroup differences in need and access / Verna M. Keith

Access to health care among Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Americans / Dorothy Chin, David T. Takeuchi, and Dong Suh

Health care for African American and Hispanic women: report on perceived health status, access to care, and utilization patterns / Vickie M. Mays, Susan D. Cochran, and J. Greer Sullivan

Financial barriers for working-age minority populations: poverty and beyond / Llewellyn J. Cornelius and Karen Scott Collins

Uninsurance and its impact on access to health care: what are the challenges for policy? / Martha A. Hargraves

Satisfaction with care in minority population / Lisa E. Harris, Simon Mungai, and William M. Tierney

Limited choices for medical care among minority populations / Llewellyn J. Cornelius

Social status and perceived discrimination: who experiences discrimination in the health care system, how and why? / Thomas A. La Veist, Chamberlain Diala , and Nicole C. Jarrett

Race, stress, and mental health / David R. Williams

Eating well, exercising and avoiding smoking: health promotion among men and women in minority populations / Carol J.R. Hogue

A look to the future / Karen Scott Collins and Allyson G. Hall

Technical appendix / Allyson G. Hall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives

ISBN:

080186299X (pbk. : alk. paper)

0801862981 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

41326247