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1 online resource (526 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Definitions, Principles, and Concepts for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 NIMHD Mission -- 1.3 Definitions and Concepts of Minority Health and Health Disparities -- 1.3.1 Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations -- 1.3.2 Minority Health and Minority Health Research -- 1.3.3 Health Disparities and Health Disparities Research -- 1.3.4 Is It Minority Health or Health Disparities? |
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1.3.5 Standardized Measures of Minority Health- and Health Disparities-Related Constructs -- 1.4 The NIMHD Research Framework: Health Determinants in Action -- 1.5 Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Clinical Research -- 1.6 Conclusions -- 1.7 Key Points -- Disclaimer -- References -- Chapter 2 Getting Under the Skin: Pathways and Processes that Link Social and Biological Determinants of Disease -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Allostasis and Allostatic Load -- 2.3 The HPA Axis -- 2.3.1 How We Feed: The Role of the Hypothalamus in Pathways Controlling Feeding and Nutrition |
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2.3.2 How We Sleep: Light-Day Cycle, Circadian Clock, and Hypothalamic Linkages to Metabolic Control and Sleep -- 2.3.3 How We Feel: Stress and the Role of HPA Axis in Memory and Mood -- 2.4 Anticipatory Biology and Behavior: The Embedding of Exposures Across the Life Course -- 2.4.1 Studies of Stress and Allostatic Load Across the Life Course -- 2.5 Sleep -- 2.5.1 Sleep Health Disparities and Allostatic Load -- 2.5.2 Sleep Health Disparities and Genetics -- 2.5.3 Methodologies in Sleep Research -- 2.6 How We Feed: Nutrition and Nutrition-related Health Disparities |
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2.7 How We Feel: Mood and Depression -- 2.8 Summary -- 2.9 Key Points -- Disclaimer -- References -- Chapter 3 Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Other Social Determinants -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Introduction to the Topic, Including Key Definitions -- 3.3 Used and Recommended Measures and Research Methods -- 3.3.1 Conceptual Model -- 3.3.2 US Census Definitions -- 3.3.3 Race Versus Ethnicity -- 3.4 How and Why this Topic is Important to Minority Health and Health Disparities Research -- 3.4.1 The Epidemiological Profile of Racial/Ethnic Minorities -- 3.4.2 Other Social Determinants |
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3.5 Selected Examples of the State of the Science in the Field to Illustrate Best Practices -- 3.5.1 Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Study -- 3.5.2 Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos -- 3.5.3 Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhoods and Health Study -- 3.6 Challenges and Future Opportunities -- 3.6.1 Biological Links to Social Determinants -- 3.7 Summary -- 3.8 Key Points -- Disclaimer -- References -- Chapter 4 Behavioral Determinants in Population Health and Health Disparities Research -- 4.1 Introduction |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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4.2 Importance of Behavioral Determinants to Minority Health and Health Disparities Research |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Medical care -- United States
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Healthcare Disparities
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Translational Research, Biomedical
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Social Determinants of Health
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Minority Health
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Perez-Stable, Eliseo J.
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Gardner, Kevin L
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Zhang, Xinzhi
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Rosario, Adelaida M
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| ISBN |
9781119374831 |
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1119374839 |
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