In 1994, The Commonwealth Fund commissioned Louis Harris and Associates to conduct a survey of some 3,770 African American, Hispanic, Asian American, and white adults regarding their experiences with health care. Participants were asked to describe their health status and health-related behaviours, their access to and use of health-care services, their attitudes toward the care they received, and related socioeconomic data. The Fund then commissioned experts in minority health, women's health, health care, and health policy to analyze the data, draw policy implications, and make recommendations to improve the health and health care of minority populations. This work presents evidence from this major national survey, providing the documentation needed to assess the successes and failures of our present system and to chart productive directions for the future.
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The authors have produced a useful reference manual for all members of the health care professions and a valuable tool for those who are making and implementing health care policies. -- J. Tyson Tildon, Ph.D. * New England Journal of Medicine * A current and comprehensive coverage of a major public health policy issue grounded in a well-designed survey and insightful analyses. * Journal of Community Health * This report will be specially valuable to developers of curriculum for medical schools and public policy makers. * Choice *
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Höhe: 229 mm
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Dicke: 27 mm
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978-0-8018-6298-4 (9780801862984)
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Carol J. R. Hogue, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the Terry Professor of Maternal and Child Health, professor of epidemiology, and director of the Women's and Children's Center at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Martha A. Hargraves, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Karen Scott Collins, M.D., M.P.H., is assistant vice president of The Commonwealth Fund.
Herausgeber*in
Terry Professor of Maternal and Child HealthRollins School of Public Health
Associate Professor and Director of Health Policy and Health Services ResearchUniversity of Texas Medical Branch
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. The Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey of 1994: An Overview
Chapter 2. Hispanics' Experience Within the Health Care System: Access, Utilization, and Satisfaction
Chapter 3. A Profile of African Americans' Health Care: Subgroup Differences in Need and Access
Chapter 4. Access to Health Care Among Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans
Chapter 5. Health Care for African American and Hispanic Women: Report on Perceived Health Status, Access to Care, and Utilization Patterns
Chapter 6. Financial Barriers for Working-Age Minority Populations: Poverty and Beyond
Chapter 7. Uninsurance and Its Impact on Access to Health Care: What Are the Challenges for Policy?
Chapter 8. Satisfaction With Care in Minority Populations
Chapter 9. Limited Choices for Medical Care Among Minority Populations
Chapter 10. Social Status and Perceived Discrimination: Who Experiences Discrimination in the Health Care System, How, and Why?
Chapter 11. Race, Stress, and Mental Health
Chapter 12. Eating Well, Exercising, and Avoiding Smoking: Health Promotion Among Men and Women in Minority Populations
Chapter 13. A Look to the Future
Technical Appendix
Author Index
Subject Index
