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- Title
Layers of Inequality: Power, Policy, and Health.
- Authors
David, Richard J.; Collins, James W.
- Abstract
The editorial focuses on disparities in health care in the U.S., noting the U.S. has the highest rate of infant mortality among affluent industrialized countries as of February 2014. The discussion topics include the racial and class factors that contribute to the high rate of African American infant mortality, the importance of health disparity impact assessments in understanding health outcomes, and 20th century trends that have impacted public health policy.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BLACK people; INFANT death; INFANT mortality; MEDICAL care; HEALTH policy; POWER (Social sciences); PUBLIC health; RACE; RACISM; SOCIAL classes; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; HEALTH equity
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2014, Vol 104, Issue S1, pS8
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2013.301765