In this book, Dr. Richard Allen Williams has assembled the very best scholars on healthcare disparities to raise the public consciousness of this issue.
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In this book, Dr. Richard Allen Williams has assembled the very best scholars on healthcare disparities to raise the public consciousness of this issue. Arranged into discrete categories, this volume contains comprehensive coverage, both historical and current, of the healthcare disparity crisis currently plaguing our country in hopes of leading us all to a brighter future.
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Richard Allen Williams has assembled a diverse group of contributors - academic researchers, activists, frontline practitioners, and officials of public health agencies - to produce what could have been a sort of interim progress report on the attempt to achieve racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic equity in the quality of health care. ... the core of this collection, offer much that will be of interest to those who are not familiar with the field. (H. Jack Geiger, The New England Journal of Medicine, March, 2008)
In Eliminating Healthcare Disparities In America: Beyond the IOM Report, Richard A. Williams has assembled a fine collection of articles that thoughtfully address the issue of health care disparities in the aftermath of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Unequal Treatment. I recommend the book to experts and novices interested in the topic. The book is divided into 5 sections ... . (Darrell J. Gaskin, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 298 (24), 2007)
Dr. Richard Allen Williams provides a timely text that illuminates the issue of healthcare disparities in a clear and concise format. ... This extraordinary presentation of disparities which has as its first reference, the Bible, is a must read for anyone interested in African American history. ... this timely book is a must read for anyone interested in healthcare disparities and all healthcare providers and administrators in the healthcare field. (Elise D. Cook, JAMA, September, 2007)