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by Ronald L. Braithwaite

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Vigorous action must be directed to prevent disease, promote overall health, and deliver appropriate care within the African American population. In this thoroughly updated and revised edition of Health Issues in the Black Community the authors offer an in-depth examination of the most pressing health problems confronting the black community. Written by a stellar panel of scholars and practitioners in the field, this valuable resource examines such topics as chronic illnesses, the effect of show more violence, and health policy. Health Issues in the Black Community also contains the most current thinking on relevant health, delivery, lifestyle, and policy issues. show less

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Genre: Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 362.1 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Social Welfare People with physical illnesses
LCC: RA448.5 .N4 .H395 — Medicine Public aspects of medicine Public aspects of medicine Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
BISAC: HEA HEALTH & FITNESS Health Care Issues
MED MEDICAL Public Health
MED MEDICAL Preventive Medicine

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Languages: English
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ISBNs: 5

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Published: 1992
Genre: Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 362.1
LCC: RA448.5 .N4 .H395

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