Older African American Women: Systematic Racism, Health Disparities, and Caregiving Responsibilities

by Debra C. Smith, Dorothy Smith-Ruiz, Marcia J. Watson-Vandiver

African American women have disproportionally high prevalence, incidence, and mortality rates for most health conditions in comparison to white women. This book will explore some of the reasons for these disparities including problems within the health care system and societal institutions.

The disproportionally high number of COVID-19 deaths in the African American population, especially among African American women, have brought renewed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103226876X
• ISBN13: 9781032268767
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages