Title Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life / Norman B. Anderson, Randy A. Bulatao, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 735 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf Contents Racial and ethnic identification, official classifications, and health disparities / Gary D. Sandefur, Mary E. Campbell, and Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck -- Racial and ethnic disparities in health and mortality among the U.S. elderly population / Robert A. Hummer, Maureen R. Benjamins, and Richard G. Rogers -- Ethnic differences in dementia and Alzheimer's disease / Jennifer J. Manly and Richard Mayeux -- The life-course contribution to ethnic disparities in health / Clyde Hertzman -- Selection processes in the study of racial and ethnic differentials in adult health and mortality / Alberto Palloni and Douglas Ewbank -- Immigrant health: selectivity and acculturation / Guillermina Jasso [and others] -- Genetic factors in ethnic disparities in health / Richard S. Cooper -- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health / Eileen M. Crimmins, Mark D. Hayward and Teresa E. Seeman -- The role of social and personal resources in ethnic disparities in late-life health / Carlos F. Mendes de Leon and Thomas A. Glass -- What makes a place healthy? neighborhood influences on racial/ethnic disparities in health over the life course / Jeffrey D. Morenoff and John W. Lynch -- Racial/ethnic disparities in health behaviors: a challenge to current assumptions / Marilyn A. Winkleby and Catherine Cubbin -- Cumulative psychosocial risks and resilience: a conceptual perspective on ethnic health disparities in late life / Hector F. Myers and Wei-Chin Hwang -- Significance of perceived racism: toward understanding ethnic group disparities in health, the later years / Rodney Clark -- A neurovisceral integration model of health disparities in aging / Julian F. Thayer and Bruce H. Friedman -- Geography and racial health disparities / Amitabh Chandra and Jonathan S. Skinner -- Behavioral health interventions: what works and why? / David M. Cutler -- Ethnic disparities in aging health: what can we learn from the United Kingdom? / James Y. Nazroo -- An exploratory investigation into racial disparities in the health of older South Africans / Debbie Bradshaw [and others] Summary The purpose of this report is to identify trends relevant to the deterioration of drinking water quality in water supply distribution systems, using available information, and to identify and prioritize issues of greatest concern for distribution systems based on review of published material Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Minority older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies Discrimination in medical care -- United States Health status indicators. Demography. Sociology. Adulthood. Human behavior. Medical care. Social sciences. Public health. Ethnic groups. Older people. Health behavior. Demography Sociology Adult Population Characteristics Behavior Population Groups Delivery of Health Care Social Sciences Persons Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Age Groups Epidemiologic Measurements Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Psychiatry and Psychology Named Groups Public Health Environment and Public Health Ethnicity Health Status Aged Socioeconomic Factors Health Behavior Health Status Indicators Aged, 80 and over Patient Care demography. sociology. adulthood. adults (people) human behavior. social sciences. public health. ethnic groups. elderly. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues. MEDICAL -- Public Health. MEDICAL -- Health Policy. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery. Sociology Social sciences Public health Older people Medical care Human behavior Health behavior Ethnic groups Demography Adulthood Discrimination in medical care Health status indicators Older people -- Health and hygiene Minderheit Krankheit Medizinische Versorgung Unterprivilegierung Alter United States USA Genre/Form Statistics Cross-cultural studies Statistics. Statistiques. Form Electronic book Author Anderson, Norman B Bulatao, Rodolfo A., 1944- Cohen, Barney, 1959- National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life ISBN 0309532000 9780309532006 1282084070 9781282084070 9786612084072 6612084073 0309165709 9780309165709

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