The African-American community

Elder Mistreatment in the African American Community

Today most people in America are living longer than at any previous time in our history. Medical technology, more knowledge concerning nutrition and healthy lifestyles contribute to a longer life span. Regrettably, resources such as services geared specifically for the elderly have not increased or are increasing at a slower pace than needed (Griffin & Williams, 1992). Baron and Welty (1996) ci...

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Mental Health Care in the African-American Community

Mental Health Care in the African-American Community aims to educate providers of mental health services about the historical and contextual factors that influence the prevalence and treatment of mental health problems among African Americans in the United States. The book’s life-course framework incorporates what is known in social science as the “person-in-environment perspective,” in which d...

Palliative Care in the African American Community #204.

African Americans face a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality from many serious illnesses. As in other areas of health care, the experience of palliative and end-of-life care for African Americans differs from that of white patients. This Fast Fact summarizes racial differences in the quality of palliative care, discusses beliefs that may be more common among African Americans, an...

African American grandparents raising grandchildren: a national study using the Census 2000 American Community Survey.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence, sociodemographic characteristics, and service utilization patterns of African American grandparents raising grandchildren compared with noncaregiving peers. METHODS Data were obtained from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey/American Community Survey, a nationally representative survey of 890,000 households. Analysis was b...