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The Resource Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and the social determinants of health, Donald A. Barr

Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and the social determinants of health, Donald A. Barr

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Summary
With extensive new data, Donald A. Barr illuminates the ways low socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity interact to create and perpetuate health disparities in the United States. This thoroughly updated edition focuses on a new challenge the United States last experienced more than half a century ago: successive years of declining life expectancy. Barr addresses the causes of this decline, including what are commonly referred to as "deaths of despair"--Opiate overdose or suicide. Exploring the growing role geography plays in health disparities, Barr asks why people living in rural areas suffer the greatest increases in these deaths. He also analyzes recent changes under the Affordable Care Act and considers the literature on how race and ethnicity affect the way health care providers evaluate and treat patients
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Third edition.
Extent
xvii, 356 pages
Contents
  • Introduction to the social roots of health disparities
  • What is "health"? how should we define it? how should we measure it?
  • The relationship between socioeconomic status and health, or, "they call it 'poor health' for a reason"
  • Understanding how low social status leads to poor health
  • Race, ethnicity, and health
  • Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health : which is more important in affecting health status?
  • Children's health disparities
  • All things being equal, does race/ethnicity affect how physicians treat patients?
  • Why does race/ethnicity affect the way physicians treat patients?
  • When, if ever, is it appropriate to use a patient's race/ethnicity to guide medical decisions?
  • What should we do to reduce health disparities?
Isbn
9781421432588
Instance
Label
Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and the social determinants of health
Title
Health disparities in the United States
Title remainder
social class, race, ethnicity, and the social determinants of health
Statement of responsibility
Donald A. Barr
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
With extensive new data, Donald A. Barr illuminates the ways low socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity interact to create and perpetuate health disparities in the United States. This thoroughly updated edition focuses on a new challenge the United States last experienced more than half a century ago: successive years of declining life expectancy. Barr addresses the causes of this decline, including what are commonly referred to as "deaths of despair"--Opiate overdose or suicide. Exploring the growing role geography plays in health disparities, Barr asks why people living in rural areas suffer the greatest increases in these deaths. He also analyzes recent changes under the Affordable Care Act and considers the literature on how race and ethnicity affect the way health care providers evaluate and treat patients
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Barr, Donald A
Dewey number
362.1089
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
RA418.3.U6
LC item number
B37 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
WA 300 AA1
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Health services accessibility
  • Social medicine
  • Minorities
  • Equality
  • Health
  • Medical economics
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Prejudice
  • United States
  • Equality
  • Health services accessibility
  • Health
  • Medical economics
  • Minorities
  • Social medicine
  • United States
Label
Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and the social determinants of health, Donald A. Barr
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Introduction to the social roots of health disparities -- What is "health"? how should we define it? how should we measure it? -- The relationship between socioeconomic status and health, or, "they call it 'poor health' for a reason" -- Understanding how low social status leads to poor health -- Race, ethnicity, and health -- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health : which is more important in affecting health status? -- Children's health disparities -- All things being equal, does race/ethnicity affect how physicians treat patients? -- Why does race/ethnicity affect the way physicians treat patients? -- When, if ever, is it appropriate to use a patient's race/ethnicity to guide medical decisions? -- What should we do to reduce health disparities?
Control code
1077483174
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
Third edition.
Extent
xvii, 356 pages
Isbn
9781421432588
Lccn
2018057306
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1077483174
Label
Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and the social determinants of health, Donald A. Barr
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction to the social roots of health disparities -- What is "health"? how should we define it? how should we measure it? -- The relationship between socioeconomic status and health, or, "they call it 'poor health' for a reason" -- Understanding how low social status leads to poor health -- Race, ethnicity, and health -- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health : which is more important in affecting health status? -- Children's health disparities -- All things being equal, does race/ethnicity affect how physicians treat patients? -- Why does race/ethnicity affect the way physicians treat patients? -- When, if ever, is it appropriate to use a patient's race/ethnicity to guide medical decisions? -- What should we do to reduce health disparities?
Control code
1077483174
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
Third edition.
Extent
xvii, 356 pages
Isbn
9781421432588
Lccn
2018057306
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1077483174

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