Health Status of the Black Community in the 21st Century: A Futuristic Perspective for Health Education.

Thomas, Stephen B.

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ERIC Number: EJ443776

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Health Status of the Black Community in the 21st Century: A Futuristic Perspective for Health Education.

Thomas, Stephen B.

Journal of Health Education, v23 n1 p7-13 Feb 1992

A new perspective on the health status of African Americans in the United States is presented as a foundation for developing ethnically acceptable, culturally sensitive health education programs. Health educators must scrutinize social, economic, and political contexts within which minority populations are exposed to health risk factors. (SM)

Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Influences, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Health Education, Health Promotion, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Prevention, Racial Factors, Well Being

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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