Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health - Softcover

Barr, Donald A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1421414759 ISBN 13: 9781421414751

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Outstanding Academic Title, Choice magazine

The health care system in the United States has been called the best in the world. Yet wide health disparities persist between different social groups, and many Americans suffer from poorer health than people in other developed countries. Donald A. Barr's Health Disparities in the United States explores how socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity interact with socioeconomic inequality to create and perpetuate these health disparities. Examining the significance of this gulf for the medical community, cultural subsets, and society at large, Barr offers potential policy- and physician-based solutions for reducing health inequity in the long term.

This popular course book, which has been fully updated, now incorporates significant new material, including a chapter on the profound effects of inequality on child development, behavioral choices, and adult health status. An essential text for courses in public health, health policy, and sociology, the second edition analyzes the complex web of social forces that influence health outcomes in the United States. This book is a vital teaching tool and a comprehensive reference for social science and medical professionals.

About this title

Review:

"This book will be of interest to everyone with an interest in diversity issues and the effects of inequality on child development, and all those who value and treasure the NHS."

(Margaret Arthur Nursing Standard)

"This very fundamental book about health disparities in the United States gives an up to date and comprehensive summary of the current knowledge about this important health topic. It offers potential policy―and physician―based solutions for reducing social inequalities in health in the long run."

(Uwe Helmert Socialnet)

Book Description:

What factors lead to health disparities: race, socioeconomic status, or both?

About this edition

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1421414759
• ISBN 13: 9781421414751
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 328