Health and health inequity : definitions, epidemiology and data sources -- Health disparities measurements : no tools is no excuse for bad tools -- Institutionalized causes of health inequities and the social determinants of health -- Personally-mediated mechanisms of health disparities -- Internalized causes of health disparities or "the white man's ice is colder" -- Cultural competence and cross-cultural communication in health care -- Language related barriers : interpretation and translation in health and health care -- Academic and financial aspects in health inequities -- Community engagement, empowerment and capacity-building -- Health inequities in LGBT populations : the invisible minority -- Injustice in health research -- Environmental injustice -- Specific issues regarding health inequities in American Indians and Alaska Natives -- Patient navigators -- Pathways to health equity solutions
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-200) and index
