"The text is state-of-the-art in its analysis of health disparities
from both domestic and international perspectives. Minority Populations
and Health: An Introduction to Health Disparities in the United States
is a welcome addition to the field because it widens access to the
complex issues underlying the health disparities problem. "-- Preventing
Chronic Disease/CDC, October 2005
"This is a very comprehensive, evidence-based book dealing with the
health disparities that plague the United States. This is a welcome and
valuable addition to the field of health care for minority groups in the
United States."-- Doody's Publishers Bulletin, August 2005
"Health isn't color-blind. Racial minorities disproportionately suffer
from some diseases, but experts say race alone doesn't completely
account for the disparities. Newsweek's Jennifer Barrett Ozols spoke
with Thomas LaVeist, director of the Center for Health Disparities
Solutions at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and author
of the upcoming book, "Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction
to Health Disparities in the U.S." (Jossey-Bass) about race and
medicine. "-- MSNBC/Newsweek interview with author Thomas L. LaVeist,
February 2005
"The book is readable and organized to be quickly read with specifics
readily retrievable. It is comprehensive and visual."-- Journal of the
American Medical Association, September 2005
Minority Populations and Health is a textbook that offers a complete
foundation in the core issues and theoretical frameworks for the
development of policy and interventions to address race disparities in
health-related outcomes. This book covers U.S. health and social policy,
the role of race and ethnicity in health research, social factors
contributing to mortality, longevity and life expectancy, quantitative
and demographic analysis and access, and utilization of health services.
Instructors material available at http: //www.minorityhealth.com
