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Young Black women and health inequities in the United States

Title
Young Black women and health inequities in the United States / Suezanne Tangerose Orr and Caroline Orr Bueno.
ISBN
9781032267807
1032267801
9781032663791
1032663790
9781032663807
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Copyright Notice Date
©2024
Physical Description
xii, 113 pages ; 25 cm
Summary
"This important book not only highlights the high rates of morbidity and mortality among young black women in the US, but also provides a lens through which the reasons behind such health disparities can be understood. A timely and insightful account of an enduring issue within American society, this book will interest researchers and students across public health, race and gender studies and the sociology of health, as well as policy makers and campaigners"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 25, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Indicators of mortality
3. Pregnancy outcomes, infant mortality, and maternal health
4. The COVID-19 pandemic and Black women
5. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease
6. Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer)
7. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) and HIV/AIDS
8. Depression
9. Homicide
10. Health care
11. Conclusions.
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