Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America's Health (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781316519486)

Racial disparities in health and life expectancy are public health problems that have existed since before the US became a country and affect all American's lives. On average, Black Americans have poorer overall health than White Americans and receive lower quality healthcare. This volume presents research from a broad range of academic disciplines, personal narratives, and historical sources to explain the origins of anti-Black racism and describe specific ways in which it threatens both Black Americans' health and the quality of their medical care. Using their own research and public policy expertise, the authors analyze the critical roles of individual and systemic racial bias in these racial health disparities and their consequence for all Americans. They also identify current viable interventions that can reduce current racial health disparities. Unequal Health is invaluable to professionals who study health disparities and lay people who are concerned about them.

Author: Louis A. Penner, John F. Dovidio, Nao Hagiwara
ISBN-10: 1316519481
ISBN-13: 9781316519486
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2023
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2024