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Handbook of Black American Health: The Mosaic of Conditions, Issues, Policies, and Prospects

Handbook of Black American Health: The Mosaic of Conditions, Issues, Policies, and Prospects

Livingston, Ivor Lensworth

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceBlack American Studies

ISBN10: 031328640X
ISBN13: 9780313286407
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Feb 23 1994
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.95
Height: 1.25 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

It is estimated that there are 60,000 excess Black American deaths annually compared with White Americans. Not only do Black babies die earlier than White babies, but, in recent years, there are reports that while life expectancy for Whites has improved, for Blacks there has been a leveling off, if not a reduction. These are among the issues detailed in this important guide to the major causes of Black illness and death.

Divided into 27 chapters, this handbook provides a mosaic of the conditions, issues, and policies related to Black American health. The more than 40 contributing authors, drawn from institutions across the country, are the premier scholars in their respective fields. The scope and multidisciplinary nature of the handbook makes it invaluable for those concerned with contemporary Black society, clinical medicine, epidemiology, health care administration, medical sociology, nursing, nutrition, public health, social work, and public policy.

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