An Essential Text for Understanding Health Equity Challenges in Health Services Delivery!
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This comprehensive resource explores how social, cultural, and structural forces shape health disparities in the US. Grounded in key frameworks, including the social ecological model, cultural and structural competency, and intersectionality, it examines how identity, lived experience, and systemic inequities influence health outcomes. With a strong focus on underserved or marginalized communities, it prepares students and professionals to understand diverse patient populations and deliver culturally responsive, equity-driven care across public health and healthcare settings. Know, use and test your understanding of course content with CourseConnect―an interactive learning platform included with your print purchase.
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- Comprehensive guide to understanding the positive impact that cultural competency, cultural humility and lived experience contribute to providing quality health and healthcare services
- Understand real-world challenges and systemic barriers to achieving optimal health to address disparities faced by diverse populations in the US
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Miranda Sue Terry, PhD, Director, Public Health Programs; Associate Professor, Public Health, Health Administration & Information, and Health Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
Mohamed Kanu, PhD, MPH, MA, Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences; Professor, Public Health, Health Administration & Information, and Health Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
Elizabeth Ann Williams, PhD, MDiv is Dean of the Allied Health Division and Professor of Public Health at Baptist Health Sciences University. Dr. Williams received her PhD and MA degrees in Applied Anthropology with an emphasis in Medical Anthropology from the University of Kentucky (UK). She received her BA degree, also in Anthropology, from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Williams holds graduate reading certificates in Behavioral Science and Women’s Studies from UK and has a M.Div. degree in Theology/Ministry from Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Dr. Williams is a licensed pastor and Provisional Elder in the United Methodist Church. After receiving her doctorate, Dr. Williams served on the faculty in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Georgia State University (GSU), as a senior public health official and inaugural Director of Disparity Elimination for the Tennessee Department of Health, as a senior-level healthcare administrator with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and as Interim Dean of the College of Public Service and Professor of Public Health at Tennessee State University. Noted for her work in eliminating cancer health disparities, health equity, and community-engaged research, Dr. Williams authored the book, Black Women and Breast Cancer: A Cultural Theology (2019), co-authored and co-edited the book, Diversity and Cultural Competence in the Health Sector: Ebola Effected Countries in West Africa (2021) and has published more than a dozen scholarly papers. She has served as an investigator on more than $2.5M in funded research and applied projects and has presented her research to national and international audiences.
