Wornie L. Reed - Health and Medical Care of African-Americans

Illustrations

vii

Preface

xiii

Introduction

xvii

Health Status and Sociodemographic Context

Adverse Birth Outcomes: Infant Mortality, Low Birth Weight, and Maternal Deaths

Cancer Incidence and Mortality

Trends in Homicide

Lead Poisoning: The Invisible Epidemic

Current Plagues: Chemical Dependency and AIDS

Sickle Cell Anemia

Access to Medical Care

Health Work Force Distribution

Cross-Cutting Issues in the Health of African-Americans

Bibliography

Index

Percentage of Persons Below the Poverty Level by Race: United States, Selected Years, 19601990

Persons Not Enrolled in School and Not High School Graduates, by Age, Race, and Sex: United States, Selected Years, 19701986

Educational Attainment of Family Head by Poverty Status, by Race: United States, 1987

Median Family Income by Race: United States, Selected Years, 19701990

Number of Families and Poverty Rate for Families, by Sex and Race of Householder: United States, 1987

Life Expectancy at Birth, by Race and Sex: United States, Selected Years, 19701988

Relative Risk of Mortality for Blacks Compared with Whites for All Causes of Death: United States, 197981

Average Annual Total and Excess Deaths in Blacks for Selected Causes of Mortality: United States, 19791981

Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Selected Chronic Disease Conditions: United States, Selected Years, 19601987

Relative Risk of Morbidity for Blacks Compared with Whites, Selected Conditions by Age and Gender: United States, 197880

Infant Mortality Rates, by Race, with Differential Deficit Ratio, 19501987

Infant Mortality Rates, by Race, with Percentage Decrease, 19501983

Percent of Live Births of Infants Weighing Less than 2,500 Grams at Birth, by Race, Average Annual for Periods 197577, 198082, 198587

Maternal Mortality Rates for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium, by Race, Age Adjusted, for Selected Years 19501987

Infant Mortality Rates, by Race and Mothers Education for Singleton Infants, 1980

Prenatal Care Utilization and Low Birth Weight for Infants, by Race, 1984

Average Annual Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Five-Year Survival Rates for All Sites, by Racial/Ethnic Group, 1978 to 1981

Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence Rates by Sex and Race, Selected Years 19731989

Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence Rates by Sex and Race, and Percent Excess of Black Rates over White for Selected Cancer Sites, 1989