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Multicultural medicine and health disparities

Title
Multicultural medicine and health disparities / [edited by] David Satcher, Rubens J. Pamies ; contributing editor, Nancy N. Woelfl.
Publication
New York : McGraw-Hill, [2006], ©2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Satcher, David, 1941-
  • Pamies, Rubens J.
  • Woelfl, Nancy N.
Description
xxii, 577 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"This text assists health-care students and practitioners in delivering skilled and appropriate care to all patients, no matter their ethnicity, country of origin, cultural history, or access to services. Presenting need-to-know and often hard-to-find information on differences in access to health-care, immunization histories, disease prevalence, attitudes about health and provision care, and much more."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Transcultural medical care
  • Ethnic groups > Health and hygiene
  • Minorities > Health and hygiene
  • Medicine > Cross-cultural studies
  • Social medicine > Cross-cultural studies
  • Health services accessibility > Cross-cultural studies
  • Ethnicity
  • Social Medicine
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword I / Louis W. Sullivan -- Foreword II / John W. Rowe -- Foreword III / Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- 1. Health disparities in the United States : a continuing challenge / Hani K. Atrash and Melissa D. Hunter -- 2. Geographic studies of black-white mortality / Robert S. Levine, Nathaniel C. Briggs, Baqar A. Husaini and Charles H. Hennekens -- 3. Pregnancy and women's health / Kimberly D. Gregory, Magda G. Peck and Ezra C. Davidson, Jr. -- 4. Health disparities in children / Frances J. Dunston -- 5. Health-care access for children of immigrants / Nicole Prudent, Mathilda B. Ruwe, Alan Meyers and John Capitman -- 6. Geriatrics and end-of-life care / Jamehl L. Demons and Ramon Velez -- 7. Cardiovascular disease and hypertension / Charlotte Jones-Burton and Elijah Saunders -- 8. Diabetes / Samuel Dagogo-Jack and James R. Gavin III -- 9. Oncology / Otis W. Brawley and Susan G. Moore -- 10. Transplantation and organ donation / Clive O. Callender, Gwendolyn D. Maddox and Patrice Miles -- 11. Immunization and preventive care / Walter W. Williams, Sonja S. Hutchins, Walter A. Orenstein and Lance Rodewald -- 12. Obesity and nutrition / David Satcher and Kathi A. Earles -- 13. HIV infection and AIDS / Eric P. Goosby -- 14. Sickle cell disease and hemoglobinpathies / Kristy F. Woods and Samir K. Ballas -- 15. Mental health / Henry W. Dove, Tanya R. Anderson and Carl C. Bell -- 16. Dentistry and oral health / Jeanne Craig Sinkford and John W. Reinhardt -- 17. Tobacco, alcohol, and drugs / Beny J. Primm, Lawrence S. Brown, Jr., Annelle B. Primm and John S. Friedman -- 18. Injury and violence prevention / Christine M. Branche and Alex E. Crosby -- 19. Assessing and managing pain / Carmen Renee' Green -- 20. Case studies in multicultural medicine and health disparities / Wally R. Smith, Jada Bussey-Jones, Carol R. Horowitz, Michelle Whitehurst-Cook and Alice Hm Chen -- 21. Cultural competency / Ana Nunez and Candace Robertson -- 22. Case studies in cultural competency / Oladipo Kukoyi, Jason Wilbur, Mark Graeber and Hans House -- 23. Diversity and the health-care workforce / Rubens J. Pamies, George C. Hill, Levi Watkins, Mary J. McNamee and Lois Colburn -- 24. Diversity management in nursing / Colleen Conway-Welch, Randolph F. R. Rasch, Marilyn Dubree and Sharon Jones -- 25. Trust, medical care, and racial and ethnic minorities / Vanessa Northington Gamble -- 26. Participation of minorities in research and clinical trials / David Grandison -- 27. Disparities in patient safety / Harvey J. Murff, Daniel J. France and Robert S. Dittus -- 28. Health-care disparities in medical genetics / G. Bradley Schaefer and Georgia M. Dunston -- 29. Community health centers / Margaret K. Hargreaves, Carolyne W. Arnold and William J. Blot -- 30. Faith-based initiatives / Gregory Strayhorn -- 31. Complementary and alternative medicine / Michael D. Floyd -- 32. Bioterrorism preparedness : the challenge of disparate populations / Adam M. Kingston, Marsha Morien and Steven H. Hinrichs -- 33. The benefits of affirmative action in higher education / Jordan J. Cohen -- 34. The role of government in minority health : a Surgeon's General perspective / David Satcher.
ISBN
0071436804
LCCN
2005052218
OCLC
  • ocm61253989
  • SCSB-5213295
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries