In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc
This book shows the important links between social conditions and health and begins to describe the processes through which these health inequalities may be gen
The Agency for Healthcare Research Quality commissioned the Institute of Medicine establish a committee to provide guidance on the National Healthcare Dispariti
In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally good-or equally poor-health. There is wide variation, but on avera