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    Bernard Kwabi-Addo.
    Summary: This stimulating volume uses multiple lenses to analyze the complex causes of health disparities affecting minorities, in particular African Americans, and explains how this knowledge can be used to reduce their destructive effects. Pinpointing genetic, non-genetic, and epigenetic factors underlying health conditions common to the population--including heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer--the author traces intricate links among these factors in the current environmental and social context. The section on non-genetic factors in health disparities, such as social determinants and health behaviors, adds depth to the ongoing discourse on public health and health policy objectives. And the chapters on gene/environment interactions outline the vast potential for developing new multidisciplinary frontiers in shrinking health inequities and personalizing care. Included in the coverage: The African diaspora and disease-specific disparities The genetic basis to health disparities The role of epigenetics Economic factors and health Psychological issues and how they affect disparities Gene-environment interactions in health disparities Race, a biological or social concept Compelling and accessible, Health Outcomes in a Foreign Land will challenge and inspire medical students, epidemiologists, public health professionals, biomedical research scientists, and social scientists to go farther in their work. A wider audience would include policymakers, government officials, nurses, physicians, lawyers, economists, community outreach investigators, and interested general readers.

    Contents:
    Preface
    Acknowledgments
    Chapter 1: Introduction: Disease-specific disparities of the African diaspora
    Part 1: Genetic Factors
    Chapter 2: The genetic basis to health disparity
    Chapter 3: The role of epigenetics
    Part 2: Non-Genetic Elements
    Chapter 4: Economic factors and health
    Chapter 5: Social determinants
    Chapter 6: Behavior and health disparities
    Chapter 7: Health literacy deficits
    Chapter 8: The impact of culture
    Chapter 9: Psychological issues and how they affect disparities
    Part 3: Gene-Environment Interactions
    Chapter 10: Gene-environment interactions in health disparities
    Chapter 11: Race, a biological or social concept
    Chapter 12: Translating health disparities
    Glossary of Terms
    Index
    About the Author.
    Digital Access Springer 2017