Overview
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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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Clinical Professor of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Los 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).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Blacks in Medicine
Book Subtitle: Clinical, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Correlations
Authors: Richard Allen Williams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41960-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41959-2Published: 25 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41962-2Published: 25 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41960-8Published: 24 April 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 200
Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations, 102 illustrations in colour
Topics: Internal Medicine, History of Medicine, Medical Education