Promoting health equity among racially and ethnically diverse adolescents a practical guide /

Racial and ethnic minority youth have less access to health care and experience health disparities that are linked to social determinants that impact their health and well-being. This book is a practical reference for clinicians caring for racially and ethnically diverse adolescents seeking to effec...

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Other Authors: Barkley, Lisa,, Svetaz, Maria Veronica,, Chulani, Veenod L.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 241 pages) : color illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Population Health and Health Equity for Adolescents; Population Health; The Social-Ecological Model; Overview of Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities; Relationship Between Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities, and Health Equity; Clinical Applications of Population Health and Health Equity; References; Chapter 2: Social Determinants of Health for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adolescents; Structural Racism; Health and Health Care; Economic Stability; Neighborhood Environments; Education; Social and Community Context; A Role for Clinicians in Addressing SDH; References; Chapter 3: Adolescent Health Disparities: Historical Context and Current Realities; Demographic Shifts in the United States; Increasing Diversity in the Child and Adolescent Population; Implications of the Demographic Shifts; Why Do Social Determinants of Health Matter in History?; Contextualizing Racism as a Form of Discrimination Affecting Adolescent Disparities; Historical Injustices Setting the Stage for Persistent Injustices and Disparities; Displacements; Trail of Tears and Native American Reservations; Slavery, Segregation, Racism, Discrimination, and Civil RightsTransatlantic Slave Trade; Jim Crow Laws and Civil Rights; The Chicano Civil Rights Movement; Racial Discrimination Against People of Asian Ancestry; Segregation in Housing; Segregation in Education; The Housing-School Nexus; Landmark Cases; Current Realities, Health Disparities, and the Impact on Adolescents; Tying the History to the Present; Educational Attainment and the Opportunity Gap; Current Disparities-Specific Health Outcomes and Health Care; A Case Example of Neighborhoods and Health: Obesity; Mental Health Disparities; Current Sociopolitical Climate in the United States; Immigration; Youth Activism; Next Steps for Clinicians; References; Chapter 4: Structural Racism and Critical Race Theory: Contributions to Adolescent Health Inequities and Outcomes; Clinical Correlate Adolescent Medicine and Structural Racism; Structural Racism and Adolescent Health; Adolescent Physical, Mental, and Behavioral Health Impacts of Racial Discrimination; Critical Race Theory; Clinical Application; References; Chapter 5: Ethnic-Racial Identity Development in Adolescents and Young Adults; Ethnic-Racial Identity Development; Shaping Ethnic-Racial IdentityEthnic-Racial Identity Development and Youth Adjustment; Ways to Promote Positive Ethnic-Racial Identity Development; Challenges of Addressing Ethnic-Racial Identity Development in Clinical Settings; References; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Facilitating Participatory Processes that Amplify Youth Voice and Action in Clinical Care Delivery and Research; Background; YPAR in Schools and Community Organizing; Individual Benefits for Youth Participants; Challenges; Application; YPAR Processes; Adult Roles; Application in Healthcare; Uptake of Youth Recommendations.