In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the racial/ethnic and socio-economic risk factors and strategies for the elimination of health disparities. Topics discussed include the cessation and prevention of tobacco use for indigenous populations; understanding the true burden of cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native communities; understanding cardiovascular disparities between Maori and non-Maori indigenous populations in New Zealand; reducing health disparities of culturally-diverse minority populations through transcultural nursing in the home; childhood trauma and health disparities; dismantling racism to improve health equity; the impact of language barriers on healthcare utilisation among Hispanic construction workers; and white and minority screenings in colorectal cancer prevention.
| ISBN: | 9781626185708 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2013 |
| Author: | Owen T Jackson, Kathleen A Evans |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 218 pages |
| Series: | Public Health in the 21st Century |
| Genres: |
Health, illness and addiction: social aspects |
In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the racial/ethnic and socio-economic risk factors and strategies for the elimination of health disparities. Topics discussed include the cessation and prevention of tobacco use for indigenous populations; understanding the true burden of cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native communities; understanding cardiovascular disparities between Maori and non-Maori indigenous populations in New Zealand; reducing health disparities of culturally-diverse minority populations through transcultural nursing in the home; childhood trauma and health disparities; dismantling racism to improve health equity; the impact of language barriers on healthcare utilisation among Hispanic construction workers; and white and minority screenings in colorectal cancer prevention.
Health Disparities features in the following genres: Health, illness and addiction: social aspects
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Health Disparities was written by Owen T Jackson, Kathleen A Evans and published by Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc
Health Disparities has 218 pages
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