Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Context, Controversies, and Solutions

The second edition of this forward-thinking text goes beyond the discussion of health disparities to highlight the importance of health equity. Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Context, Controversies, and Solutions helps the reader understand key social justice issues relevant to health disparities with an eye to creating greater health equity - taking the reader from the classroom to the real world to implement new solutions. Key Features:- Two new chapters: one on the impact of urban education on urban health (Ch 4) and another covering the elderly and health equity (Ch )- Updated and enhanced coverage on men's health, demographic data, the importance of cultural proficiency, maternal mortality and Black women, and much more. - Current trends and movements, including the role of social media in the provision of health care information for improved health literacy mass incarceration and criminal justice reform and new efforts toward resolving health disparities. - Case studies and problems that engage students in thinking about health disparities/equity and diversity issues and prompt them to consider possible solutions.