African-Americans suffer disproportionately to their percentage of
the population from ill health and poor or non-existent medical
care. Because health and illness are related to social status, only
a change in economic and social policies will remedy the sorrowful
health and care situation carefully detailed and substantiated in
this book. Reed and his colleagues identify and show the enormity
of the several health problems of particular concern to the black
population. These include adverse birth outcomes, increasing cancer
rates, lead poisoning, and the high rate of homicide among
African-Americans. Sickle Cell Anemia with its special problems for
the black community is addressed, as is the widespread use of
alcohol and other substances. Finally, the AIDS epidemic's impact
on the African-American population is described and the
implications stated. The authors leave no doubt that decisive
action is warranted on a large scale.
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