The public's health, its national identity, and the continuing dilemma of minority status.

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dc.contributor.authorMurray-García, J
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:06:13Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:06:13Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractRacial and ethnic disparities in health status are persistent phenomena well described in the arena of public health. Such disparities are perhaps best understood in their full social, political, and historical context. While recognizing the rich literature on social determinants of health, this paper provides a specific discussion of the status of "the minority" in the United States. The dynamic nature of the American identity is first presented, along with implications for differential health status. Next discussed are emerging paradigms in research and intervention that incorporate the dynamic nature of the American identity as both an explanation and an opportunity for remedy of health status disparities. Finally, a critical leadership role for the public health profession is proposed as urgently needed and as yet incompletely embraced.
dc.description.urihttp://muse.jhu.edu/journals/hpu/summary/v010/10.4.murray-garcia.html
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ebrh-fpcy
dc.identifier.citationMurray-García, J (1999) The public's health, its national identity, and the continuing dilemma of minority status. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 10 (4). pp. 397-408.
dc.identifier.issn1049-2089
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 3578
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/24126
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectAlienation
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjectminority populations
dc.subjectprevention
dc.subjectpublic health education
dc.subjectracism
dc.subjectsocial determinants of health
dc.titleThe public's health, its national identity, and the continuing dilemma of minority status.
dc.typeArticle

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