Medical Anthropology and African American Health / Edition 1

by Eric J. Bailey

Overview

The field of medical anthropology is a discipline that incorporates the perspective of a wide range of approaches—from anthropologists, sociologists, epidemiologists, physicians, nurses, public health administrators, biologists, and many others, including the general public—to health care. This approach places culture and cultural relativism at the forefront and center of every model, and examines the ethics and fairness of health care issues associated with the African American population.

The author examines data on mortality, census, preventive health, alternative medical practices, clinical research, and intervention from a comprehensive perspective. Finally, fieldwork in a public health department setting provides the medical anthropologist with a unique opportunity to investigate cultural and health issues of a particular population in a public health setting. The author explains the steps and procedures for conducting an applied medical anthropological study, based on his experience doing fieldwork projects over the past 15 years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897895927
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/28/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1390L (what's this?)

About the Author

Eric J. Bailey, PhD, is professor of anthropology and public health at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Table of Contents

Discussing Medical Anthropology, Culture, and Ethnic Populations Health Care Issues
Medical Anthropology and Health Care
Ethnic Populations in the United States: Health Beliefs and Treatment Actions
African American Health Care
African American Health Care: A Cultural Relativistic Perspective
African American Health Care: A Health Data and Current Research Studies Perspective
African American Health Care: Alternative Medical Practices
How to Do Medical Anthropological Fieldwork
Strategies for Applied Medical Anthropology Health Care Research
Medical Anthropology Case Studies: Clinic, Community, and Public Health Settings
Fieldwork in a Cardiopulmonary Clinic
Psychosociocultural Stress and African American Women
Fieldwork in a Detroit Hospital
A Needs Assessment of a Prenatal Intervention Program
Culturally-Competent Health Screening Programs
The Diabetic Patient's Adaptation to Outpatient Clinic
HIV/AIDS Counselor Strategies and the African American Community
A Community's Perception of the Health Care System: Issues of Equity
Culture and Health: The Future of African American Health Care Research
Cultural Health Care Strategies for African Americans

Editorial Reviews

[This book will] enhance the reader's understanding of the kinds of problems encountered in field work . . . [and] will benefit undergraduate nursing students. . . . Clinicians in public and private agencies may also benefits from this book.” —Minority Nurse

From the Publisher

Bailey, a medical anthropologist with the US Department of Health and Human Services, offers a teaching text and resource guide for students, professionals, researchers, and general readers, explaining the relationship of culture to African American health care issues. Major emphasis is on a cultural relativistic approach to health care assessment, intervention, and implementation programs designed for African Americans. Chapters are in sections on medical anthropology and culture and ethnic population health issues, African American health care, how to do medical anthropological fieldwork, and medical anthropology case studies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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