Handbook of Black American Health

It is estimated that there are 60000 excess Black American deaths annually compared with White Americans. Not only do Black babies die earlier than White babies but in recent years there are reports that while life expectancy for Whites has improved for Blacks there has been a leveling off if not a reduction. These are among the issues detailed in this important guide to the major causes of Black illness and death.Divided into 27 chapters this handbook provides a mosaic of the conditions issues and policies related to Black American health. The more than 40 contributing authors drawn from institutions across the country are the premier scholars in their respective fields. The scope and multidisciplinary nature of the handbook makes it invaluable for those concerned with contemporary Black society clinical medicine epidemiology health care administration medical sociology nursing nutrition public health social work and public policy.