Blacks in Medicine
Clinical, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Correlations
Authors: Williams, Richard Allen
Free Preview- Explores the history of Blacks in medicine
- Features a longitudinal timeline through which evidence-based information about the healthcare challenges faced by Blacks is discussed
- Places current medical problems in a historical context that allows these issues to be easily understood
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- About this book
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This socially conscious, culturally relevant book explores the little-known history and present climate of Black people in the medical field. It reveals the deficiencies in the American healthcare structure that have contributed to the mismanagement of healthcare in the Black population, and examines cross-currents that intersect with the major events in minority medical history.
Illustrated across 10 expertly written chapters, this text features a longitudinal timeline with the presentation of evidence-based information drawn from historical, political, and clinical sources. The book begins with an analysis of diseases particularly prevalent in the Black community due to socioeconomic inequalities in available medical care. These diseases include sickle cell anemia, hypertension, heart failure, drug addiction, and HIV/AIDS. Bolstered by profiles of historically well-known Black physicians, stories of success in medical education, and the remarkable impact of Black medical organizations, subsequent chapters address the triumphs and tribulations of the Black medical professional in America. Concluding with an examination of the current health status of Black people in the United States, the book makes a case for future systemic improvements in healthcare delivery to minority communities.
A unique, noteworthy reference, Blacks in Medicine: Clinical, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Correlations is written for a broad range of physicians and health providers, as well as professionals in the social sciences and public health.
- About the authors
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Richard Allen Williams, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACPClinical Professor of MedicineUCLA School of MedicineLos Angeles, CA
Dr. Williams is the editor of two Springer books: Healthcare Disparities at the Crossroads with Healthcare Reform, 978-1-4419-7135-7, 2011 (sales: 399; downloads: 10,020) and Eliminating Healthcare Disparities in America, 978-1-934115-42-8, 2007 (sales: 700; downloads: 8318). - Reviews
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“This book is written for all medical professionals and healthcare policy professionals at all levels of training and expertise. … This book offers detailed insight about major chronic diseases common in the African American population. It does not stop with just describing the disease processes and treatment. The book has helpful information about current healthcare policies.” (Margaret Griffin, Doody's Book Reviews, September 18, 2020)
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Five Diseases That Are Devastating the African American Population
Pages 1-31
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Profiles in Courage: African American Medical Pioneers in the United States—The Earliest Black Practitioners
Pages 33-59
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Evolution of the Black Physician: Medical Education and Treatment Facilities for Blacks
Pages 61-72
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The Impact of Black Medical Organizations on African American Health
Pages 73-90
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Healthcare Reform Law (Obamacare): Update on “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” and the Persistence of Polarization on Repeal and Replace
Pages 91-95
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Blacks in Medicine
- Book Subtitle
- Clinical, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Correlations
- Authors
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- Richard Allen Williams
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-41960-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-41960-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-41959-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-41962-2
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVII, 200
- Number of Illustrations
- 44 b/w illustrations, 102 illustrations in colour
- Topics
