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"The text is state-of-the-art in its analysis of health disparities from both domestic and international perspectives. Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Health Disparities in the United States is a welcome addition to the field because it widens access to the complex issues underlying the health disparities problem. "-- Preventing Chronic Disease/CDC, October 2005

"This is a very comprehensive, evidence-based book dealing with the health disparities that plague the United States. This is a welcome and valuable addition to the field of health care for minority groups in the United States."-- Doody's Publishers Bulletin, August 2005

"Health isn’t color-blind. Racial minorities disproportionately suffer from some diseases, but experts say race alone doesn’t completely account for the disparities. Newsweek's Jennifer Barrett Ozols spoke with Thomas LaVeist, director of the Center for Health Disparities Solutions at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and author of the upcoming book, "Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Health Disparities in the U.S." (Jossey-Bass) about race and medicine. "-- MSNBC/Newsweek interview with author Thomas L. LaVeist, February 2005

"The book is readable and organized to be quickly read with specifics readily retrievable. It is comprehensive and visual."-- Journal of the American Medical Association, September 2005

Minority Populations and Health is a textbook that offers a complete foundation in the core issues and theoretical frameworks for the development of policy and interventions to address race disparities in health-related outcomes. This book covers U.S. health and social policy, the role of race and ethnicity in health research, social factors contributing to mortality, longevity and life expectancy, quantitative and demographic analysis and access, and utilization of health services. Instructors material available at http://www.minorityhealth.com

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Minority Populations and Health

Minority Populations and Health is a textbook that offers a complete foundation in the core issues and theoretical frameworks for the development of policy and interventions to address race disparities in health-related outcomes. This book covers U.S. health and social policy, the role of race and ethnicity in health research, social factors contributing to mortality, longevity and life expectancy, quantitative and demographic analysis and access, and utilization of health services.

Praise for Minority Populations and Health

"Dr. LaVeist has written a valuable textbook on one of the most important yet least understood public health issues of our day: racial and ethnic health disparities in the United States. Dr. LaVeist's book is a must-read for anyone concerned about public health and social justice in the United States."
—Harold W. Neighbors, Ph.D., professor, health behavior and health education, director, Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health, and associate director, Program for Research on Black Americans, University of Michigan School of Public Health

"This introductory text offers a well-written overview of the epidemiology and etiology of health disparities in American ethnic and racial minority populations."
—Martha N. Hill, Ph.D., R.N., dean and professor, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

"Minority Populations and Health provides a thorough overview of racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care in the United States and thoughtfully highlights some of the key issues and tensions surrounding this important American health crisis."
—Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., senior scientist, Partners-Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Policy, director of multicultural education, Massachusetts General Hospital, and assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Intro -- MINORITY POPULATIONS AND HEALTH -- CONTENTS -- TABLES AND FIGURES -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CHAPTER ONE: HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF RACE/ETHNICITY AND HEALTH -- Historical Background -- Why Is It Important to Study Minority Health? -- A Note on Terminology and Placing Humans in Categories -- Census Terminology Study -- PART ONE: CROSSCUTTING ISSUES -- CHAPTER TWO: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN RACE/ETHNICITY AND HEALTH -- Outline -- Introduction -- Origins of the Race Concept -- Problems with the Race Concept -- Office of Management and Budget Directive 15 -- A Conceptual Model of Race/Ethnicity and Health -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER THREE: THE DEMOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES -- Outline -- What Is Demography? -- The U.S. Population -- Fertility -- Family Formation -- Mortality -- Migration -- Summary -- Key Words -- PART TWO: MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, AND RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH -- CHAPTER FOUR: THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES -- Outline -- Introduction -- What Is Epidemiology? -- Comparative Mortality -- Life Expectancy -- Leading Causes of Death -- Years of Potential Life Lost -- Comparative Morbidity -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER FIVE: MENTAL HEALTH -- Outline -- Introduction -- Most Prevalent Mental Disorders in the United States -- Racial/Ethnic Differences in Prevalence of Mental Disorders -- The Difficulty of Diagnosing Mental Illness -- Idioms of Distress and Culture-Bound Syndromes -- Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Health Problems and Mental Disorders -- Utilization of Mental Health Services -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER SIX: HEALTH CARE SERVICES AMONG RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS -- Outline -- Introduction: Definition of Health Care -- Health Care Disparities -- Access to and Use of Health Care -- Behavioral Model of Health Services Use -- Quality of Care -- Cultural Appropriateness of Care -- How Health Care Disparities Contribute to Health Status Disparities -- Summary -- Key Words -- PART THREE: ETIOLOGY OF RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH -- CHAPTER SEVEN: THEORIES OF RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH -- Outline -- Introduction -- Determinants of Health -- Socioenvironmental Theories of Health Disparities -- Psychosocial/Behavioral Theories of Health Disparities -- Biogenetic and Physiological Theories of Health Disparities -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER EIGHT: SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH -- Outline -- Introduction -- What Is Socioeconomic Status? -- Measures of Socioeconomic Status -- The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Health -- Income Inequality and Health -- Are Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Manifestations of SES Differences? -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER NINE: BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH -- Outline -- Introduction -- Risk Behavior -- Prevention Behavior -- Illness Behavior -- Prevention Behavior and Risk Behavior -- Use of Preventive Medical Services -- Illness Behavior -- Summary -- Key Words -- PART FOUR: RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPSPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES -- CHAPTER TEN: AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH ISSUES -- Outline -- Introduction -- Death Rates and Causes of Death Among African Americans -- Health Care Access and Utilization -- Major Health Risks and Health Issues Among African Americans -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER ELEVEN:AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE HEALTH ISSUES -- Outline -- Introduction -- Health Status -- Health Care Access and Utilization -- Major Health Risks -- Racial/Ethnic Group – Specific Health Issues -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER TWELVE: ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH ISSUES -- Outline -- Introduction -- Health Status -- Health Care Access and Utilization -- Major Health Issues Among Asians/Pacific Islanders -- Summary -- Key Words -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: HISPANIC/LATINO HEALTH ISSUES -- Outline -- Introduction -- Death Rates and Causes of Death Among Hispanics/Latinos -- Health Care Access and Utilization -- Major Health Issues Among Hispanics/Latinos -- Summary -- Key Words -- PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE -- Outline -- Connecting Health Status and Health Care Disparities -- Addressing Health Status Disparities -- Addressing Health Care Disparities -- Additional Keys to Success -- Summary -- Key Words -- APPENDIX A: CASE STUDIES -- Chapter Two Case Study -- Chapter Six Case Study -- Chapter Twelve Case Study -- Chapter Thirteen Case Study -- APPENDIX: B: ADDITIONAL READINGS -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Chapter Fourteen -- REFERENCES -- NAME INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- .