Health and medical care of African-Americans
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Health and medical care of African-Americans
Auburn House, 1993
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"Prepared under the auspices of the William Monroe Trotter Institute, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Wornie L. Reed, General editor."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-153) and index
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内容説明
African-Americans suffer disproportionately to their percentage of the population from ill health and poor or non-existent medical care. Because health and illness are related to social status, only a change in economic and social policies will remedy the sorrowful health and care situation carefully detailed and substantiated in this book.
Reed and his colleagues identify and show the enormity of the several health problems of particular concern to the black population. These include adverse birth outcomes, increasing cancer rates, lead poisoning, and the high rate of homicide among African-Americans. Sickle Cell Anemia with its special problems for the black community is addressed, as is the widespread use of alcohol and other substances. Finally, the AIDS epidemic's impact on the African-American population is described and the implications stated. The authors leave no doubt that decisive action is warranted on a large scale.
目次
Health Status and Sociodemographic Context Adverse Birth Outcomes: Infant Mortality, Low Birth Weight, and Maternal Deaths Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among African-Americans Trends in Homicide Among African-Americans Lead Poisoning: The Invisible Epidemic Current Plagues: Chemical Dependency and AIDS Sickle Cell Anemia Access to Medical Care Health Work Force Distribution Cross-Cutting Issues in the Health of African-Americans
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