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Health of ethnic minority elders in London
— respecting diversity | | Author(s) | Caroline Lowdell, Maria Evandrou, Martin Bardsley |
| Corporate Author | Health of Londoners Project |
| Publisher | Health of Londoners Project, East London & the City Health Authority, London, 2000 |
| Pages | 222 pp |
| Source | The Health of Londoners Project, Directorate of Public Health, East London & the City Health Authority, Aneurin Bevan House, 81-91 Commercial Road, London E1 1RD. Also available on website: www.elcha.co.uk/holp |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Health [elderly] ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Demography ; London. |
| Annotation | Older people from minority ethnic groups are a growing proportion of London's population, comprising a wide social and cultural range, who experience disproportionate levels of poverty and deprivation. This report has been produced by a multi-agency Task Group supported by the Health of Londoners Project, a public health research and intelligence initiative. The report brings together information and research evidence on the population and socio-economic characteristics of ethnic groups in London, their health behaviours and health status, and current and future patterns of service use. Throughout, recommendations are made concerning the development of appropriate services, backed up by statistical evidence. The report notes important ethnic differentials in diabetes, heart disease, stroke, eye disorders, infectious and genetic diseases, and mental illness in older age groups. Prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for these conditions needs to be geared more specifically to minority ethnic groups. To promote good health requires equality of access to services, backed up by effective communication based on cultural sensitivity and good information. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824002 B |
| Classmark | TK: CC: L: QLD: S8: 82L |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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