ISBN:
9781421440996
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 312 Seiten
,
Diagramme, Karten
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24 cm
Series Statement:
Health equity in America
Uniform Title:
Unequal cities (Benjamins)
DDC:
362.1/042
Keywords:
Health Equity
;
Urban Health
;
Health Status Disparities
;
Healthcare Disparities
;
Race Factors
;
United States
;
USA
;
Stadtsoziologie
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Gesundheitspolitik
Abstract:
Context for Entrenched Racial Health Inequities / Maureen R. Benjamins, Fernando G. De Maio, and Ruqaiijah Yearby -- Theorizing the Causes of Health Inequities / Fernando G. De Maio and Maureen R. Benjamins -- Inequities in All-Cause Mortality, Life Expectancy, and Premature Mortality / Maureen R. Benjamins, Nazia Saiyed, Abigail Silva, and Fernando G. De Maio -- Inequities in the Ten Leading Causes of Death / Abigail Silva, Nazia Saiyed, Fernando G. De Maio, and Maureen R. Benjamins -- Inequities in Selected Causes of Death : HIV, Homicide, and Opioid / Abigail Silva, Nazia Saiyed, and Maureen R. Benjamins -- Understanding Mortality Patterns and Inequities across US Cities / Fernando G. De Maio, Maureen R. Benjamins, Abigail Silva, and Nazia Saiyed -- Using a Social Justice Framework to Help Achieve Health Equity / Abigail Silva, Michael Rozier, and Sharon Homan -- Data Are Not Enough : Moving toward Solutions-Focused Communication / Kristin Monnard, Jana Hirschtick, Maureen Benjamins, and Pamela Roesch -- Mobilizing to Action : Overcoming Chicago's 16-Year Life Expectancy Gap / Pamela Roesch, Brittney S. Lange-Maia, Eve Shapiro, Darlene Oliver Hightower, Veenu Verma, Nikhil G. Prachand, Emily LaFlamme, Ayesha Jaco, David Ansell, Sharon Homan, and the West Side United Metrics Working Group.
Abstract:
"The contributors to this edited volume explore the degree to which racial health disparities affect death rates in America's 30 largest cities. By examining mortality statistics related to leading causes of death, they are able to show that each of the cities in question has some serious work to do and that in many places the differences are more or less pronounced than in others"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Angekündigt mit dem Titelzusatz: moving toward racial health equity
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