Ethnicity, race, and diseases sourcebook / Angela L. Williams, managing editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, Angela, 1963- editor.

Series:

Health reference series.

Health reference series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Medical care.

Minorities.

Discrimination in medical care.

Minorities--Diseases--Cross-cultural studies.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 579 pages) : charts.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, [2020]

Summary:

"Offers basic consumer health information about ethnicity and race, along with social determinants of health across life stages, behavioral health equity, genetic conditions, physical activity, healthcare fraud, insurance and mental-health services. A directory of organizations that provide information about ethnic groups and diseases."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1-An Overview of Ethnicity, Race, and Diseases

Chapter 1-What Are Ethnicity and Race?

Chapter 2-Population Health: An Overview

Section 2.1-What Is Population Health?

Section 2.2-Non-Hispanic/White Americans

Section 2.3-Black/African Americans

Section 2.4-American Indian/Alaska Natives

Section 2.5-Asian or Pacific Islander

Section 2.6-Hispanic/Latinx Americans

Section 2.7-Mexican American Population

Chapter 3-Measuring Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Chapter 4-Impact of Racial Discrimination on Health

Chapter 5-Barriers to Health Equity

Chapter 6-Importance of Race and Ethnicity in Health Research

Section 6.1-Underrepresentation of Ethnic Groups in Biomedical Research

Section 6.2-Working toward Diversity in Clinical Trial Participation

Section 6.3-Signing Up for a Clinical Trial

Part 2-Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health

Chapter 7-Understanding Social Determinants of Health

Chapter 8-Social Determinants of Health across the Life Stages

Chapter 9-Poverty and Public Health

Chapter 10-Food Insecurity: A Critical Social Determinant of Health

Chapter 11-Housing: An Important Public-Health Issue

Chapter 12-Impact of Environmental Conditions on Health Disparity

Chapter 13-Education for Health and Well-Being

Section 13.1-Early Childhood Development and Education

Section 13.2-How Higher Education Impacts Health

Chapter 14-Employment and Health

Chapter 15-Social and Community Contexts

Section 15.1-Social Cohesion

Section 15.2-The Role of Social Networks in Community Health

Part 3-Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status Indicators

Chapter 16-Life Expectancy

Chapter 17-Mortality Trends across Racial and Ethnic Groups

Chapter 18-Infant Mortality and Preterm Births.

Chapter 19-Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Behaviors and Preventive Health Services

Section 19.1-Burden of Tobacco Use by Race and Ethnicity

Section 19.2-Alcohol Use and Its Consequences in Different Racial/Ethnic Groups

Section 19.3-Disparities in Preventive Services

Chapter 20-Health Risk Factors by Race and Ethnicity

Section 20.1-Overweight and Obesity

Section 20.2-Hypertension

Section 20.3-Cholesterol

Section 20.4-Physical Activity

Chapter 21-Disparities in Teen Pregnancy

Chapter 22-Health Status of Vulnerable Groups

Section 22.1-Addressing Minority Women's Health

Section 22.2-Aging and Disability in Ethnic Minorities

Chapter 23-Ethnicity and Organ Donation

Section 23.1-Why Is It Important for Minorities to Donate?

Section 23.2-Organ and Tissue Donation in Various Ethnic Groups

Chapter 24-Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Access

Chapter 25-Lack of Insurance Coverage

Chapter 26-Rural-Urban Disparities and Geographical Factors

Chapter 27-Healthcare in America: Trends in Utilization across Age and Race

Chapter 28-Ethnicity, Race, and Immunizations

Section 28.1-Immunizations and African Americans

Section 28.2-Immunizations and American Indians/Alaska Natives

Section 28.3-Immunizations and Asians and Pacific Islanders

Section 28.4-Immunizations and Hispanic Americans

Chapter 29-Ethnicity and Mental-Health Service Usage

Chapter 30-Disparities in Health Literacy among Racial and Ethnic Groups

Part 4-Genetics/Genomics and Ethnicity

Chapter 31-Genetic Predisposition to Disease and Heritability

Chapter 32-Importance of Family Medical History

Chapter 33-Act on Your Family Health History

Chapter 34-My Family Health Portrait

Chapter 35-Genetic Consultation

Chapter 36-Genetic Conditions Specific to Ethnic Groups.

Section 36.1-Sickle Cell Disease

Section 36.2-Cystic Fibrosis

Section 36.3-Tay-Sachs Disease

Section 36.4-Hemochromatosis

Section 36.5-Alzheimer Disease

Part 5-Prevalence and Patterns of Common Conditions in Different Ethnic Groups

Chapter 37-Asthma

Section 37.1-Asthma and African Americans

Section 37.2-Asthma and American Indians/Alaska Natives

Section 37.3-Asthma and Asian Americans

Section 37.4-Asthma and Hispanic Americans

Section 37.5-Asthma and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Chapter 38-Cancer

Section 38.1-Cancer and African Americans

Section 38.2-Cancer and American Indians/Alaska Natives

Section 38.3-Cancer and Asians/Pacific Islanders

Section 38.4-Cancer and Hispanic Americans

Section 38.5-Cancer and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Chapter 39-Diabetes

Section 39.1-Diabetes and African Americans

Section 39.2-Diabetes and American Indians/Alaska Natives

Section 39.3-Diabetes and Asian Americans

Section 39.4-Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

Section 39.5-Diabetes and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Chapter 40-Heart Disease

Chapter 41-Chronic Liver Disease

Section 41.1-Chronic Liver Disease and African Americans

Section 41.2-Chronic Liver Disease and American Indians/ Alaska Natives

Section 41.3-Chronic Liver Disease and Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders

Section 41.4-Chronic Liver Disease and Hispanic Americans

Section 41.5-Chronic Liver Disease and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Chapter 42-Mental and Behavioral Health

Section 42.1-Mental and Behavioral Health-African Americans

Section 42.2-Mental and Behavioral Health-American Indians/Alaska Natives

Section 42.3-Mental and Behavioral Health-Asian Americans

Section 42.4-Mental and Behavioral Health-Hispanics.

Section 42.5-Mental and Behavioral Health-Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Chapter 43-Stroke

Chapter 44-Tuberculosis

Part 6-Strategies to Improve Healthcare and Eliminate Healthcare Disparity

Chapter 45-National Strategies to Improve Healthcare Quality

Chapter 46-Strategies to Strengthen the Healthcare Workforce

Chapter 47-Access to Quality Healthcare

Chapter 48-Strengthening and Modernizing the Nation's Healthcare System

Chapter 49-Affordable Healthcare

Chapter 50-Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act

Chapter 51-Self-Sufficiency, Personal Responsibility, and Economic Opportunity

Chapter 52-Empower People to Make Informed Choices for Healthier Living

Chapter 53-Promoting Healthy Behavior

Section 53.1-Diet

Section 53.2-Tobacco Cessation

Section 53.3-Physical Activity

Chapter 54-Promoting Health Literacy and Cultural Competency

Chapter 55-Improving Community Engagement

Chapter 56-Integrating Mental-Health Services

Chapter 57-Prevent, Treat, and Control Communicable Diseases and Chronic Conditions

Chapter 58-Health of Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Their Families and Caregivers

Chapter 59-Health Equity for Minorities with Disabilities

Part 7-Additional Help and Information

Chapter 60-Glossary of Terms Related to Ethnicity, Race, and Diseases

Chapter 61-Directory of Organizations That Support Healthcare Parity

Index.

Notes:

"Basic consumer health information about ethnicity, race, and diseases of the U.S. population with facts about minority access to healthcare and resources, information about identifying barriers to equitable healthcare, strategies for measuring racial and social determinants of health, and better understanding the sociology of health, genetics/genomics, and ethnicity, risk factors associated with common disease conditions such as stroke, heart disease, cancer, and more along with strategies for eliminating healthcare disparity, strengthening and modernizing American healthcare, and achieving healthcare equity, with resources for additional health and information."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 28, 2020).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781787856905

1787856909

9780780817814

0780817818

OCLC:

1128887195