Health Disparities among under-Served Populations by Sheri R. Notaro (Editor); Carol Camp-Yeakey (Series edited by)ISBN: 9781781901021
Publication Date: 2012-08-13
Health Disparities Among Under-served Populations: Implications for Research, Policy and Praxis', focuses on a topic of national concern. Both disparities in health status and in health care reflect the continuing power of race, social class, and gender as forces that define the social determinants of health and the social, biological, and physical environments where groups live. Chapters focus on key issues that include substance abuse, psychological coping, trauma, infant mortality, HPV, environmental hazards, teen pregnancy, homeless youth, racism, discrimination, and cultural competence