Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (full printed version).

Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (full printed version).

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Main Author: Adrienne Y. Stith
Other Authors: Alan R. Nelson, Brian D. Smedle
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: National Academies Press.
Subjects:
Discrimination in medical care.
Health services accessibility.
Minorities > Medical care.
Race discrimination.
Racism > Cross-cultural studies.
Social medicine.
Health Services Accessibility
Table of Contents:
  • FrontMatter
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction and Literature Review
  • 2 The Healthcare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities
  • 3 Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient- and System-Level Factors
  • 4 Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter
  • 5 Interventions: Systemic Strategies
  • 6 Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions
  • 7 Data Collection and Monitoring
  • 8 Needed Research
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A Data Sources and MethodsB Literature Review
  • C Federal-Level and Other Initiatives to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare
  • D Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Highlights from Focus Group Findings
  • E Committee and Staff Biographies
  • Paper Contributions
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review of the Evidence and a Consideration of Causesâ€?H. Jack Geiger
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Background and Historyâ€?W. Michael Byrd and Linda A. Clayton
  • The Rationing of Healthcare and Health Disparity for the American Indians/Alaska Nativesâ€?Jennie R. JoePatient-Provider Communication: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Process and Outcomes of Healthcareâ€?Lisa A. Cooper and Debra L. Roter
  • The Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcareâ€?Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, Cara James, Byron J. Good, and Anne E. Becker
  • The Civil Rights Dimension of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Statusâ€?Thomas E. Perez
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: Issues in the Design, Structure, and Administration of Federal Healthcare Financing Programs Supported Through Direct Public Fundingâ€?Sara RosenbaumThe Impact of Cost Containment Efforts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Conceptualizationâ€?Thomas Rice
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: An Ethical Analysis of When and How They Matterâ€?Madison Powers and Ruth Faden
  • Index

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