Race, ethnicity, and health [[electronic resource] ] : a public health reader / / Thomas A. LaVeist, Lydia A. Isaac ; editors

• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2012, c2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (850 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.108900973
• Soggetto topico: Discrimination in medical care; Ethnic groups - Medical care - United States; Minorities - Medical care - United States; Health services accessibility - United States; Public health - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LaVeistThomas Alexis IsaacLydia A. <1977->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Race, Ethnicity, and Health: A Public Health Reader; Copyright; Contents; Sources; The Editors; The Authors; Introduction: The Ethnic Demographic Transition; Race, Ethnicity, and Health; About This Book; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 1: Defining Health and Health Care Disparities and Examining Disparities Across the Life Span; History of Health Disparities; Health Disparity Versus Health Inequality Versus Health Inequity; Health Disparities; Health Inequalities; Health Equity and Inequities; Health Status Disparities and Health Care Disparities; Disparities Across the Life Span ; MorbiditySummary; References; Part 1: Historical and Political Considerations; Chapter 2: The Color Line: Race Matters in the Elimination of Health Disparities; Race Matters; The Historical Perspective; References; Chapter 3: Health Care Disparities-Science, Politics, and Race; References; Part 2: Conceptualizing Race and Ethnicity; Chapter 4: Why Genes Don't Count (for Racial Differences in Health); The Myth of Race as Biology; The Double Error Inherent in Genetic Explanations of Racial Differences; Why Race-as-Genes Fails in Practice ; From Studies of Race-as-Genetics to Studies of Racialism and RacismAcknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Using ""Socially Assigned Race"" to Probe White Advantages in Health Status; Introduction; Methods; Data Analysis; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Author Contributions; Part 3: Explaining Racial and Ethnic Disparities; Psychosocial and Individual-Level Determinants; Chapter 6: Racism as a Stressor for African Americans: A Biopsychosocial Model; Conceptualizations of Racism; Evidence of Racism ; Biopsychosocial Effects of Perceived Racism in African Americans: A Contextual ModelEnvironmental Stimuli; Moderator Variables; Mediator Variables; Summary; Conclusions and Recommendations; 1. What Is the Relationship Between Perceived Racism and Health Outcomes for African Americans?; 2. What Are the Psychological and Physiological Concomitants of Perceived Racism?; 3. What Are Some of the General and Racism-Specific Responses Used in Response to Perceived Racism?; 4. Does the Context in Which Racism Is Perceived Modify Its Psychological and Physiological Effects? ; 5. What Other Factors Influence the Relationship Between Perceived Racism and Health Outcomes?References; Chapter 7: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research on Self-Reported Racism and Health; Methods; Results; Defining Racism; Exposure Measurement; Socio-Demographic Variations in Self-Reported Racism; Associations Between Self-Reported Racism and Health-Related Outcomes; Associations Between Study/Exposure Characteristics and Health-Related Outcomes; Effect Modification of the Association Between Self-Reported Racism and Health-Related Outcomes ; Mediation of the Association Between Self-Reported Racism and Health-Related Outcomes
• Sommario/riassunto: "Race, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition, is a new and critical selection of hallmark articles that address health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for equal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Intended as a resource for faculty and students in public health as well as the social sciences, it will be also be valuable to public health administrators and frontline staff who serve diverse racial and ethnic populations. The book brings together the best peer reviewed research literature from the leading scholars and faculty in this growing field, providing a historical and political context for the study of health, race, and ethnicity, with key findings on disparities in access, use, and quality. This volume also examines the role of health care providers in health disparities and discusses the issue of matching patients and doctors by race.There has been considerable new research since the original manuscript's preparation in 2001 and publication in 2002, and reflecting this, more than half the book is new content. New chapters cover: reflections on demographic changes in the US based on the current census; metrics and nomenclature for disparities; theories of genetic basis for disparities; the built environment; residential segregation; environmental health; occupational health; health disparities in integrated communities; Latino health; Asian populations; stress and health; physician/patient relationships; hospital treatment of minorities; the slavery hypertension hypothesis; geographic disparities; and intervention design"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Race, ethnicity, and health
• ISBN: 1-118-08698-8; 1-283-64590-4; 1-118-21938-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462301003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations