Handbook of African American Health

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Background of Social and Behavioral Health Disparities Interventions Among African Americans

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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3. Background of Social and Behavioral Health Disparities Interventions among African Americans

   1. Conceptual, Operational, and Theoretical Overview of African American Health Related Disparities for Social and Behavioral Interventions

      • Anthony J. Lemelle

      Pages 3-33

   2. Ethics and Intervention Programming

      • Cynthia Hudley

      Pages 35-44

4. Fundamental Intervention Needs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45

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   2. Health, Nutrition, Access to Healthy Food and Well-Being Among African Americans

      • Angela J. Hattery, Earl Smith

      Pages 47-59

   3. Promoting Physical Activity in Black Children and Adolescents: Intervention Strategies Health Practitioners Have Put into Play

      • Raegan A. Tuff, Billy Hawkins

      Pages 61-76

5. Major Lifestyle Intervention Considerations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. Reducing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: Using Mass Media Campaigns to Prevent Smoking and Increase Cessation in Underserved Populations

      • Jane A. Allen, Donna M. Vallone, Amanda K. Richardson

      Pages 79-99

6. Important Interventions for Children

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning

      • Wornie Reed

      Pages 103-111

   3. Contemporary Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Community Violence Among African American Youth

      • Duane E. Thomas, Elizabeth M. Woodburn, Celine I. Thompson, Stephen S. Leff

      Pages 113-127

   4. Factor Structure and Expression of Depressive Symptoms in a Community Sample of African American Adolescents Living in Urban Public Housing

      • Von E. Nebbitt, Andridia Mapson, Ajita Robinson

      Pages 129-144

   5. Rites of Passage: Cultural Paths for HIV/AIDS Prevention in African American Girls

      • Donna Shambley-Ebron

      Pages 145-152

7. Urgent Interventions for Women

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. Black–White Disparities in Birth Outcomes: Is Racism-Related Stress a Missing Piece of the Puzzle?

      • Paula Braveman

      Pages 155-163

   3. African American Women and Breast Cancer: Interventions at Multiple Levels

      • Sarah Gehlert, Eusebius Small, Sarah Bollinger

      Pages 165-179

8. Critical Interventions for African American Men

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. Prevention of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among African American Men

      • Benjamin P. Bowser

      Pages 183-195

   3. Post-prison Community Reentry and African American Males: Implications for Family Therapy and Health

      • Armon R. Perry, Michael A. Robinson, Rudolph Alexander Jr., Sharon E. Moore

      Pages 197-214

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. This volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers in medical sociology, mental health studies, public health, health behavior, and African American studies.

• Behavioral Intervention
• Health Disparities
• Health Promotion
• Medical Sociology
• Mental Health
• Minority Populations
• Prevention
• Public Health
• Social Intervention
• Sociology of Mental Health

• John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, USA

  Anthony J. Lemelle

• , Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State, Blacksburg, USA

  Wornie Reed

• , Sociology and Criminal Justice, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, USA

  Sandra Taylor

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.

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