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Subject(s)

• African Americans—Health and hygiene [Browse]
• African Americans—Medical care [Browse]

Series

• Bioethics for social justice [More in this series]
• Bioethics for Social Justice Series

Summary note

Black Americans generally have worse health than White Americans, but there is nothing inferior about their bodies, despite what some may believe. Why is this? What are the causes of the health disparities that impact the Black community? Relying on research that shows Black people do not have worse health simply because of their race, bioethicist Keisha S. Ray examines how Black people's lives intersect with anti-Black racism in American social institutions, like health care, law, the environment, and housing. When these intersections occur, they result in inequitable access to the social and political determinants of health needed for proper health: access to clean air and water, health care, transportation, income, and proper housing. In examining these phenomena, Ray pays particular attention to Black people's health in the areas of pregnancy and birth, clinical pain management, sleep, and cardiovascular disease.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Introduction : What is Black Health?
• Why are Hospital Births Unsafe for Black People?
• Who Believes Our Pain?
• Is Cardiovascular Disease A Part of the Black Experience?
• Does Where We Sleep Matter?.

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Other title(s)

Social, political, and cultural determinants of Black people's health

ISBN

• 0-19-762029-9
• 0-19-762028-0
• 9780197620304

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