Achieving Health Equity: Context, Controversies, and Remedies : Context, Controversies, and Solutions (3RD)

Featuring a refreshed title, Achieving Health Equity: Context, Controversies, and Remedies, Patti Rose's third edition maintains a distinct focus on social justice issues associated with health disparities. With an emphasis on solutions, this edition, like its predecessor, centers on racial and ethnic emerging majorities, acknowledging the persistence of health disparities while providing actionable insights on why they exist and how to address them. By providing this solution-oriented approach, the book aims to engage and guide students, academics, communities, health professionals, and others in contributing to resolving the problems linked to health disparities. Updated to include the latest demographic data, the Third Edition offers: •Four new chapters offer an expanded focus on emerging (racial and ethnic) majority groups and health disparities and include: Black/African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic. •Updated information pertaining to the health disparities of the elderly, women, urban communities, suburban communities, and rural communities. •Expanded insights into current DEI issues, both politically and otherwise, as well as the potential impact of educational changes on health literacy. •Focus on Healthy People with an emphasis on health equity, disparities, and solutions.