Navigating the Inequitable U.S. Healthcare System: In Search of Critical Care - Hardcover

Craig-Henderson, Kellina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1839987677 ISBN 13: 9781839987670

Publisher: Anthem Press, 2024

Synopsis

This book explores the existing inequities within the U.S. healthcare system and their impacts on individuals and in particular Black women, who seek life-saving healthcare.  Specifically, it documents the impact of racial and ethnic inequities on the quest for critical health care in the context of a major health care crisis. More poignantly, as a healthcare consumer recently plunged into the marketplace for life-saving health care, the author systematically explored and documented the process of obtaining care as an African American woman against the backdrop of an emerging global pandemic.  This book recounts some of these experiences by showing specific instances where the ogre of race intruded and influenced her access to life-saving care. Among other things, this book argues for increased formal and informal support structures within the healthcare system that are specifically focused on Black women’s survival, well-being and quality of life.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Kellina M. Craig-Henderson is a former full time professor of psychology and a member of  the Senior Executive Service for the federal government. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839987677
• ISBN 13: 9781839987670
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 122