UC Berkeley School of Public Health

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Public Health Magazine Spring/Summer 2006

Climbing Toward Health Equality
In this issue:

Root causes of health disparities
Effects of acculturation on health
Community partnerships to improve health
Profiles of students work in the field to reduce disparities

Features

Beyond the Known: Looking for the Roots Causes of Health Disparities
by Kelly Mills
Why are there such disparities in the health status of different racial and ethnic groups in the United States? Researchers examine a complex array of factors, such as poverty and racism, to look for clues.
pp. 2-6 | PDF

Is American Culture to Blame for Poor Health?
by Michael S. Broder
Immigrants who come to the United States from poorer countries arrive with good health and then rapidly become less healthy the longer they live here. If we knew the reasons for this phenomenon, we might be able to improve health for all Americans.
pp. 7-9 | PDF

Communities' Attitudes Toward Cancer Screenings Shed Light on Cultural Differences
by Michael S. Broder
Understanding cultural differences in the ways people think about cancer.
pp. 10-12 | PDF

Working Together: Reducing Health Disparities through Community Participation
by Michael S. Broder
When communities are empowered as full partners in health research and interventions, both the communities and the researchers benefit.
pp. 13-17 | PDF

In Action: Students Reducing Disparities
by Kelly Mills
Meet three School of Public Health students who have gone into the field to improve the health of communities.
pp. 18-20 | PDF

Departments

Dean's Message

A Monumental Challenge
inside front cover | PDF

Past, Present Future

Bringing the "Social" to Epidemiology: S. Leonard Syme, Ph.D.
pp. 22-23 | PDF

Back-to-Back Conferences Take on Challenges in Health Disparity Reduction
pp. 24-25| PDF

A Conversation with Leonard Schaeffer
pp. 26-27| PDF

Faculty News