{"product_id":"9780470436790-health-issues-black-community-3e","title":"Health Issues in the Black Community","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEliminating health disparities must be a central goal of any forward thinking national health policy. This title makes a contribution to a much-needed dialogue by focusing on the challenges of the black community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHealth Issues in the Black Community \u003ci\u003eTHIRD EDITION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The outstanding editors and authors of \u003ci\u003eHealth Issues in the Black Community\u003c\/i\u003e have placed in clear perspective the challenges and opportunities we face in working to achieve the goal of health equity in America.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Satcher, MD, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e 16th Surgeon General of the United States and director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Eliminating health disparities must be a central goal of any forward thinking national health policy. \u003ci\u003eHealth Issues in the Black Community\u003c\/i\u003e makes a valuable contribution to a much-needed dialogue by focusing on the challenges of the black community.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarc Morial, Esq.,\u003c\/b\u003e president, National Urban League  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHealth Issues in the Black Community\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates comprehensively the range of health conditions specifically affecting African Americans, and the health disparities both within the black community and between racial and ethnic groups. Each chapter, whether addressing the health of African Americans by age, gender, type of disease, condition or behavior, is well-detailed and tells an important story. Together, they offer practitioners, consumers, scholars, and policymakers a crucial roadmap to address and change the social determinants of health, reduce disparities, and create more equal treatment for all Americans.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRisa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA,\u003c\/b\u003e president, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I recommend \u003ci\u003eHealth Issues in the Black Community\u003c\/i\u003e as a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of the African American community. Health disparities continues to be one of the major issues confronting the black community. This book will help to highlight the issues and keep attention focused on the work to be done.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e Elsie Scott, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is the definitive examination of health issues in black Americaissues sadly overlooked and downplayed in our culture and society. I congratulate Drs. Braithwaite, Taylor, and Treadwell for their monumental book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCornel West, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e professor, Princeton University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53567284085110,"sku":"9780470436790","price":98.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31190223.jpg?v=1730922672","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780470436790-health-issues-black-community-3e","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}