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050 00 $aRA448.5.N4$bH395 2009
082 00 $a362.1089/96073$222
245 00 $aHealth issues in the black community /$c[edited by] Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, and Henrie M. Treadwell.
250 $a3rd ed.
260 $aSan Francisco, CA :$bJossey-Bass ;$a[Washington, DC] :$bAPHA Press,$cc2009.
300 $axxxvi, 620 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gPt. 1. Health status across the life span.$tAfrican American health : an overview /$rRonald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, and Henrie M. Treadwell --$t"Without health and long life all else fails" : a history of African Americans and the elimination of racial disparities in health care /$rVanessa Northington Gamble --$tThe health status of children and adolescents /$rDesirée A. H. Oliver, Gene H. Brody --$tThe health status of black women /$rSandra E. Taylor, Kisha Braithwaite Holden --$tThe health status of black men /$rJean J. E. Bonhomme, April M. W. Young --$tHealth and black older adults : insights from a life-course perspective /$rSherrill L. Sellers, Ishtar O. Govia, James S. Jackson --$gpt. 2. Social, mental, and environmental challenges.$tStigma and mental health in African Americans /$rL. DiAnne Bradford, Cassandra Newkirk, Kisha Braithwaite Holden --$tHomicide and violence among African American youth : from epidemic to endemic? /$rEmilie Phillips Smith, Joseph Richardson, Rhonda BeLue --$tNarrowing the gap between supply and demand of organs for transplantation : current issues for African Americans /$rKimberly Jacob Arriola, Dana H. Z. Robinson, L. Ebony Boulware --$tAfrican Americans on the front line of environmental assault /$rRobert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres --$tThe impact of incarceration on the health of African Americans /$rNicholas Freudenberg, Megha Ramaswamy --
505 00 $gpt. 3. Chronic diseases.$tHypertension in African American communities /$rSharon K. Davis, Rakale Collins Quarells, Gary H. Gibbons --$tA general overview of cancer in the United States : incidence and mortality burden among African Americans /$rShedra Amy Snipes... [et al.] --$tHealth disparities : the case for diabetes /$rGregory Strayhorn --$tSystemic lupus erythematosus /$rS. Sam Lim, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas, Cristina Drenkard --$tOral health /$rRueben C. Warren, Allan J. Formicola, Caswell A. Evans --$gpt. 4. Lifestyle behaviors.$tSubstance use disorders in the African American community /$rJean J. E. Bonhomme, Ronald L. Braithwaite, Melita Moore --$tHIV/AIDS in the black community /$rIvory A. Toldson, Aba D. Essuon, Kamilah M. Woodson --$tTobacco use and the black community in the United States : a community-focused public health model for eliminating population disparities /$rRobert G. Robinson, Rhonda Conerly Holliday --$tAlcohol use and consequences for blacks /$rDionne C. Godette --$tNutrition and obesity issues for African Americans /$rMonica L. Baskin... [et al.] --$tPhysical activity /$rAntronette K. Yancey, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Mona AuYoung --
505 00 $gpt. 5. Alternative interventions and human resources development.$tChiropractic medicine : integral to integrative medicine /$rMalika B. Gooden, Elton D. Holden --$tThe role of black faith communities in fostering health /$rSchnavia Smith Hatcher, Kimberly S. Clay, Jeronda T. Burley --$tCommunity health workers in the black community : building trust, alleviating pain, and improving health access /$rJacqueline Martinez, Laura Joslin Frye, Leda M. Perez --$gpt. 6. Ethical, political, and ecological issues.$tUsing social marketing to lessen health disparities /$rMesha L. Ellis, James P. Griffin Jr., Ken Resnicow --$tFostering a social justice approach to health : health equity, human rights, and an antiracism agenda /$rCamara Phyllis Jones, Anthony Hatch, Adewale Troutman --$tClosing the gap : eliminating health disparities /$rHenrie M. Treadwell, Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xHealth and hygiene.
650 12 $aAfrican Americans$zUnited States.
650 12 $aHealth Status$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHealth Promotion$zUnited States.
650 22 $aSocial Problems$zUnited States.
700 1 $aBraithwaite, Ronald L.,$d1945-
700 1 $aTaylor, Sandra E.,$d1955-
700 1 $aTreadwell, Henrie M.