Synopses & Reviews
The U.S. Census Bureau reports particular demographic, social, and health conditions for African Americans. Population-wide, the African American community has a higher mortality rate from cancer and diabetes than the rest of the population, a higher infant mortality rate, and a lower vaccination rate for influenza and pneumonia. The contributions to this comprehensive Handbook of African American Health uncover the specific demographic conditions of the African American population, and outline social interventions for both physical and mental health at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The 26 contributions to this comprehensive volume cover interventions for a diverse range of health problems, including: -obesity and cardiovascular disease -diabetes -asthma and other respiratory diseases -smoking, alcohol, and recreational drug abuse -risky sexual behaviors -cancer screening, prevention, and survivorship -infant mortality -community and interpersonal violence -mental health From a healthcare standpoint, it also examines specific interventions for treatment compliance, health care access, and community collaborations.
Synopsis
African Americans have specific health issues such as a higher cancer, diabetes and infant mortality rate. The contributions to this comprehensive handbook analyze the demography of the African American population, and outline potentially positive responses.
About the Author
Dr. Anthony Lemelle teaches courses at the doctoral level including Racial and Cultural Minorities, Black Americans, and The Sociology of AIDS at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. At the master's level, Professor Lemelle teaches the course, Race and Crime, and on the undergraduate level, he teaches American Minority Groups, The Black Family, Study Abroad in Ghana, Sex, Marriage, and Healthcare in the Afro World, HIV/AIDS in the Afro World. He is the editor of the Journal of African American Studies and is widely published in the areas of African American culture, black masculinity and African Americans and HIV/AIDS.
Table of Contents
Section 1.-Background of Social and Behavioral Health Disparities Interventions among African Americans: Conceptual, Operational, and Theoretical Overview of African American Health Related.- Disparities for Social and Behavioral Interventions.-Ethics and Intervention Programming.-
Section 2.-Fundamental Intervention Needs.-Health, Nutrition, Access to Healthy Food and Well-Being among African Americans.-Promoting Physical Activity in Black Children and Adolescents: Intervention Strategies Health Practitioners have put into Play.-
Section 3.-Major Lifestyle Intervention Considerations.-Reducing Tobacco Related Health Disparities: Using Mass Media Campaigns to Prevent Smoking and Increase Cessation in Underserved Populations.-
Section 4.-Important Interventions for Children.-Interventions to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning.-
Contemporary Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Community Violence among African American Youth.-Factor Structure and Expression of Depressive Symptoms in a Community Sample of African American Adolescents living in Urban Public Housing.-Rites of Passage: Cultural Paths for HIV/AIDS Prevention in African American Girls.-
Section 5.-Urgent Interventions for Women.-Black-White Disparities in Birth Outcomes: Is Racism-Related Stress a Missing Piece of the Puzzle?.-African American Women and Breast Cancer: Interventions at Multiple Levels.-
Section 6.-Critical Interventions for African American Men.-Prevention of Risky Sexual Behaviors among African American Men.-Post-Prison Community Re-entry and African American Males: Implications for Family Therapy and Health.-Beyond the myth: Addressing suicide among African American males.-Section 7.-Clinical Interventions for Healthy Communities.-Beyond the myth: Addressing suicide among African American males.-
Section 7.-Clinical Interventions for Healthy Communities.-