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Toward Equity in Health H/C

A New Global Approach to Health Disparities
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In this volume global health experts present compelling examples of evidence-based and culturally appropriate models for reducing global health disparities.Divided into eight parts, the coverage includes: the legacy and role of racism in contributing to disparities; recommendations for research with practice applications; key role of collaborations, partnerships and community-based research; new internet technology; training of community health workers and peer educators; special populations considered most vulnerable; and the taks of closing the education and health gap by addressing these dual inter-related disparities through effective engagement.
INTRODUCTION; 1. The Forces Driving and Embodied Within a New Field of Equity in Health; Barbara C. Wallace, Ph.D; PART I: NEW THEORY, PARADIGMS AND PERSPECTIVES; 2. Challenges in Eliminating Health Disparities; Bailus Walker, Jr, PhD, MPH, FACE; 3. Toward Evidence-Based and Culturally Appropriate Models For Reducing Global Health Disparities: An Africanist Perspective; Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, PhD, MPH and Titilayo Okoror, PhD.
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