Ethnicity, Race, and Health in Multicultural Societies

• Discusses concepts of race and ethnicity in an integrated way, enabling the reader to build up a solid foundation of knowledge
• Practical applications of each concept are illustrated with examples, allowing the reader to learn about how basic ideas are used in practice
• The basic ideas of ethnicity and race are applied internationally
• Each chapter contains a contents list, educational objectives, and a summary, to aid learning
• Exercises are included throughout, to encourage interactive learning and true engagement with the material
• Includes a Glossary of relevant terms, meaning the content is accessible to those who have no prior knowledge of the subject
• A large number of references and websites are included, directing the reader to further sources of information

Readership: This book is aimed at MSc Public Health courses, and is especially relevant for those studying ethnicity and race in the health care context. The interested undergraduate will also find the text accessible. Clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and planners needing a clear introduction to the fundamental ideas, strengths, and limitations of the concepts of race and ethnicity will also find this book of interest.

Raj S Bhopal, Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health, University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant in Public Health, NHS Lothian Health Board; Chairman, Steering Group of the National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health, Scotland

Professor Raj Bhopal has written approximately 150 peer reviewed works on subjects including Legionnaires' disease, environmental epidemiology, primary care, ethnicity and health, and the applications of epidemiology. His textbook, Concepts of Epidemiology, published by Oxford University Press in 2002, won the BMA 1st prize in the Public Health category in December 2003. He has served as non-executive Director of the Health Education Authority (1996-1999). In 2000 he was awarded the J W Starkey Silver Medal (2000) of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health for "outstanding work in the promotion of health in medical, paramedical and psychiatric fields". Professor Bhopal was appointed CBE in 2001 for his services to public health; and in November 2005 he was awarded an honorary DSc by Queen Margaret University College for his services to the improvement of health in the community. In 2001 Professor Bhopal was awarded the Sam Ramaiah Award.

"Professor Bhopal has produced an invaluable addition to the growing mountain of resources on ethnicity and health...One of the greatest merits of this text is that it is written by someone who has been involved in high-quality research on ethnicity and health in many contexts and for many years. The author therefore is able to draw upon first-hand experience or research with which he has been associated, as well as providing examples from other key players in the field." - Diversity in Health and Social Care

"The message and information in this book are thought provoking and of practical value. I recommend it to every library, public health professional, research scholar, academic, clinician, nurse, manager and care provider int he UK and abroad." - Bashir Qureshi, Public Health

"Bhopal has created an important foundational resource for those teaching, practicing and/or performing research in a racially/ethnically diverse environment." - Journal of the National Medical Association, vol 100, no.8

"Professor Bhopal presents us with a thought-provoking, analytic and comprehensive treatise on the concepts of culture in society in general and, subsequently, how we look at health and disease...This book provides value to students of public health and cultural diversity, as well as to researchers...Its contents are valuable to clinicians...For those teaching or engaging in scholarly activity in the community, this book is an invaluable resource. I highly recommend it!" - Journal of the National Medical Association, vol 100, no. 8

"The book's clear presentation of methods of enquiry grounded in examples of health-care policy and planning is designed to encourage changes in actual practice." - Bulletin of the WHO

"Professor Bhopal must be commended for taking on such an important, complex and timely issue...and this book will appeal to postgraduates in science, social sciences, public health, epidemiology and medicine, but undergrads may find the book useful and interesting as well." - Preventive Medicine

"Addressing the inequities that create and sustain ethnic disparities in health is an ongoing challenge in public health. [The book] will undoubtedly become a seminal text in [the field]." - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

"Bhopal's important and comprehensive Ethnicity, Race, and Health in Multicultural Societies challenges us to achieve better health for ethnic minority populations... provides critical and thought-provoking insights into public health research and clinical practice with multiethnic population." - The Lancet

"It is a rare book that appeals equally to clinicians, policy-makers and academics. But Raj Bhopal, Professor of Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, brings his vast expertise in health and multicultural studies to bear in this authoritative text... This book will withstand the test of time and is excellent value for money. It is a resource you will want to keep on your desk, not on the shelf." - Nursing Standard

"This is no ordinary book. It is an ideal companion for anyone interested in finding their way through the forest of ignorance, misinformation and prejudice that surround the concepts of ethnicity and race and what they have to do with health and health care provision." - Dr Laurence Gruer, Director of Public Health Science, NHS Health Scotland

1: Introduction: the concepts of ethnicity and race in health
2: Terminology and classifications for ethnic and racial groups
3: Challenges of collecting and interpreting data using the concepts of ethnicity and race
4: Historical analysis of the development of health and health care services for ethnic minorities
5: Defining health and health care needs using quantitative and qualitative data
6: Ethnic inequalities in health and health care
7: Principles for setting priorities for ethnic minority populations
8: Strategic approaches to health and health care services for ethnic minority groups
9: Research on and with ethnic minority groups: past and future
10: Theoretical, ethical and future-orientated perspectives