Health Disparities in the United States : Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
ISBN: 9780801888212 | 0801888212
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
Pub. Date: 5/1/2008
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The health care system in the United States has been called the best in the world, but many of its residents cannot afford or do not have access to adequate care. Health Disparities in the United States explores how socioeconomic status, race, and ethnic make-up affect health disparities; what the wide gulf in care and health outcomes means for the medical community, cultural subsets, and society at large; and how to address the issue effectively.Topics examined include:• The relationship between income and social status and health care and out... MORE
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction to the Social Roots of Health Disparities | p. 1 |
| What Is "Health"? How Should We Define It? How Should We Measure It? | p. 14 |
| The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Health, or, "They Call It 'Poor Health' for a Reason" | p. 42 |
| Understanding How Low Social Status Leads to Poor Health | p. 73 |
| Race, Ethnicity, and Health | p. 105 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomi... MORE | p. 134 |
| All Things Being Equal, Does Race/Ethnicity Affect How Physicians Treat Patients? | p. 169 |
| Why Does Race/Ethnicity Affect the Way Physicians Treat Patients? | p. 200 |
| When, If Ever, Is It Appropriate to Use a Patient's Race/Ethnicity to Guide Medical Decisions? | p. 228 |
| What Should We Do to Reduce Health Disparities? | p. 247 |
| References | p. 273 |
| Index | p. 291 |
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Donald A. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of sociology and the coordinator for the Curriculum in Health Policy at Stanford University. He has more than 30 years of experience as a medical practitioner and is the author of Introduction to U.S. Health Policy, second edition, also published by Johns Hopkins.
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