" The text is state-of-the-art in its analysis of health disparities from both domestic and
international perspectives. Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Health …

Race, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition, is a critical selection of hallmark articles that
address health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for equal treatment …

2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice The health care system in the United States has
been called the best in the world, but many of its residents cannot afford or do not have …

Over the past decade, numerous studies have documented profound racial and ethnic
disparities in disease in the United States. This essay examines how popular and scientific …

In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is
significantly worse than the overall US population. Health disparities are reflected by indices …

Despite steady improvement in the overall health of the United States' population, the health
of America's racial and ethnic minorities varies from the mainstream. For example, the health …

Despite remarkable improvements in the overall health of our nation during the past two
decades, compelling evidence suggests that our nation's racial and ethnic minority …

The persistence of black/white disparities in health outcomes has led some to question the
approaches public health, biomedical and clinical researchers use to classify, describe, and …

Abstract In the 2000 census, 36.4 million persons, approximately 12.9% of the US
population, identified themselves as Black or African American; 35.4 million of these persons …

During the last 50 years, the health of the US population has improved substantially.
Mortality and morbidity rates are declining while life expectancy has increased. Although …