Poverty and Place: Cancer Prevention among Low-Income Women of Color

Poverty and Place: Cancer Prevention among Low-Income Women of Color
ISBN-10
1498522009
ISBN-13
9781498522007
Category
Social Science
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2018-12-31
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Authors
Anjanette Wells, Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Will Ross

Description

This book examines ways in which cancer health disparities exist due to class and context inequalities. The volume demonstrates that poverty is a health issue because it erodes the social, political, and economic support systems that enhance well-being and healthy lifestyles necessary for human development and human betterment.

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