Health Issues in the Black Community (eBook)

The Editors Ronald L. Braithwaite, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, director of research in the Department of Family Medicine, and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta. He is the coeditor of Prisons and AIDS from Jossey-Bass. Sandra E. Taylor, PhD, is a professor and chair in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta. Taylor and Braithwaite are coeditors of the first and second editions of Health Issues in the Black Community from Jossey-Bass. Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Health and Preventive Medicine and director of Community Voices and the Men's and Reentry Health Initiative at the National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta. Dr. Treadwell served for 16 years as program director at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Foreword (Georges C. Benjamin).

Preface.

Editor Biographies.

Author Biographies.

PART ONE Health status across the life span.

1 African American Health: An Overview (Ronald L. Braithwaite,Sandra E. Taylor, Henrie M. Treadwell).

2 "Without Health and Long Life All Else Fails": AHistory of African Americans and the Elimination of RacialDisparities in Health Care (Vanessa Northington Gamble).

3 The Health Status of Children and Adolescents (Desirée A.H. Oliver, Gene H. Brody).

4 The Health Status of Black Women (Sandra E. Taylor, KishaBraithwaite Holden).

5 The Health Status of Black Men (Jean J. E. Bonhomme, April M.W. Young).

6 Health and Black Older Adults: Insights from a Life CoursePerspective (Sherrill L. Sellers, Ishtar O. Govia, James S.Jackson).

PART TWO Social, mental, and environmentalchallenges.

7 Stigma and Mental Health in African Americans (L. DiAnneBradford,Cassandra Newkirk, Kisha Braithwaite Holden).

8 Homicide and Violence Among African American Youth: FromEpidemic to Endemic (Emilie Phillips Smith, Joseph Richardson,Rhonda BeLue?

9 Narrowing the Gap Between Supply and Demand of Organs forTransplantation: Current Issues for African Americans (KimberlyJacob Arriola, Dana H. Z. Robinson, L. Ebony Boulware).

10 African Americans on the Frontline of Environmental Assault(Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres).

11 The Impact of Incarceration on the Health of AfricanAmericans (Nicholas Freudenberg, Megha Ramaswamy).

PART THREE Chronic diseases.

12 Hypertension in African American Communities (Sharon K.Davis, Rakale Collins Quarells, Gary H. Gibbons).

13 A General Overview of Cancer in the United States: Incidenceand Mortality Burden Among African Americans (Shedra Amy Snipes,Donella J. Wilson, Angelina Esparza, Lovell A. Jones).

14 Health Disparities: The Case for Diabetes (GregoryStrayhorn).

15 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (S. Sam Lim, CharmayneDunlap-Thomas, Christina Drenkard).

16 Oral Health (Rueben C. Warren, Allan Formicolatable, CaswellA. Evans).

PART FOUR lifestyle behaviors.

17 Substance Abuse in the African American Community (Jean J. E.Bonhomme, Ronald L. Braithwaite Melita Moore).

18 HIV/AIDS in the Black Community (Ivory A. Toldson, Aba D.Essuon, Kamilah M. Woodson).

19 Tobacco Use and the Black Community in the United States: ACommunity-Focused Public Health Model for Eliminating PopulationDisparities (Robert G. Robinson, Rhonda Conerly Holliday).

20 Alcohol Use and Consequences for Blacks (Dionne C.Godette).

21 Nutrition and Obesity Issues for african Americans (Monica L.Baskin, Angela M. Odoms-Young, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Jamy D.Ard).

22 Physical Activity (Antronette K. Yancey, Melicia C.Whitt-Glover, Mona Au Young).

PART FIVE Alternative interventions and human resourcesdevelopment.

23 Chiropractic Medicine: Integral to Integrative Medicine(Malika B. Gooden, Elton D. Holden).

24 The Role of Black Faith Communities in Fostering Health(Schnavia Smith Hatcher, Kimberly S. Clay, Jeronda T. Burley).

25 Community Health Workers in the Black Community: BuildingTrust, Alleviating Pain, and Improving Health Access (JacquelineMartinez, Laura Joslin Frye, Leda M. Perez).

PART SIX Ethical, political, and ecological issues.

26 Using Social Marketing to Lessen Health Disparities (Mesha L.Ellis, James P. Griffin Jr., Ken Resnicow).

27 Fostering a Social Justice Approach to Health: Health Equity,Human Rights, and an Antiracism Agenda (Camara Phyllis Jones,Anthony Hatch, Adewale Troutman).

28 Closing the Gap: Eliminating Health Disparities (Henrie M.Treadwell, Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor).

Afterword (Gail C. Christopher).

Index.