Health Equity
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491_9780826177230
conditions of health disparities across a range of populations in the United States, positions thosedisparities within the broader sociopolitical framework that leads to their existence, and most importantly,presents specific ways in which health equity solutions can be designed and implemented. Presentingcurrent theoretical foundations, cultural context, and evidence-based models and interventions all in one,this textbook provides students with the basis to achieve greater health equity in their communities.Edited by award-winning authors and featuring contributions from diverse experts in public health,sociology, psychology, and medicine, this groundbreaking text goes beyond a traditional approach to riskfactors and disparities and emphasizes the central role that health equity initiatives must play in publichealth research and practice.The book is divided into three sections, with Section I focusing on providing the context of health equityresearch and practice. Chapters are structured in a way that both new and experienced students in thefield will develop a deeper understanding of topics such as prejudice and discrimination; frameworksand theories; and research and collaboration approaches. Section II addresses the current knowledgeof specific populations impacted by issues related to health equity, including African American, Latinxand Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, LGBTQ,Veteran, People with Disabilities, and many more. Authored or co-authored by members of the communitybeing discussed, each of these chapters summarizes how health disparities impact the group, ongoingpopulation-specific models of disparities and equity, emerging programs for achieving health equity,coverage of the most relevant aspects of intersectionality, and concluding exercises such as casestudies and current events. Section III then highlights the role of cultural humility in achieving healthequity. With its s
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