Health disparities : epidemiology, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic risk factors and strategies for elimination / Owen T. Jackson and Kathleen A. Evans, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Owen T.

Evans, Kathleen A.

Series:

Public health in the 21st century series.

Public health in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health and race.

Minorities--Diseases.

Minorities.

Minorities--Health and hygiene.

Minorities--Medical care.

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

Discrimination in medical care.

Health services accessibility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic risk factors and strategies for the elimination of health disparities. Topics discussed include the cessation and prevention of tobacco use for indigenous populations; understanding the true burden of cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native communities; understanding cardiovascular disparities between Maori and non-Maori indigenous populations in New Zealand; reducing health disparities of culturally-diverse minority populations through transcultural nursing in the home; childhood trauma and health disparities; dismantling racism to improve health equity; the impact of language barriers on healthcare utilization among Hispanic construction workers; and white and minority screenings in colorectal cancer prevention.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62618-571-9