Faith Mitchell is a medical anthropologist whose career has bridged research, philanthropy, and social and health policy. In addition to numerous policy-related publications, she is author of Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies and The Book of Secrets, Part 1. Mitchell is an Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute. She and her husband live in Northern Virginia.
22 Електронні книги від Faith Mitchell
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH’s Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities: Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of He
In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as …
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€59.94
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hispanics and the Future of America
Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a populationthat varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in …
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€69.02
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will beof Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implicationsfor both the United States and the growing …
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€49.25
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism: Terrorism
The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, profoundly changed the course of history of the nation. They also brought the phenomenon known as terrorism to the forefront of the nation’s …
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€40.54
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Discouraging Terrorism
This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities. …
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€30.26
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study
Federal law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of seven protected classes including race. Despite 30 years of legal prohibition under the Fair Housing Act, however, there is evidence of …
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€29.90
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: America Becoming
The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, …
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€45.66
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: America Becoming
The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, …
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€55.82
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities Through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance: Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America
America’s cities have symbolized the nation’s prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. …
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€75.83
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Premature Death in the New Independent States
In recent years there have been alarming reports of rapid decreases in life expectancy in the New Independent States (former members of the Soviet Union). To help assess priorities for health policy, …
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€69.36
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Discouraging Terrorism
This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities. …
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€20.92
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism: Terrorism
The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, profoundly changed the course of history of the nation. They also brought the phenomenon known as terrorism to the forefront of the nation’s …
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€20.82
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: America Becoming
The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, …
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€24.45
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: America Becoming
The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, …
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€28.88
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study
Federal law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of seven protected classes including race. Despite 30 years of legal prohibition under the Fair Housing Act, however, there is evidence of …
PDF
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DRM
€20.70
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities Through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance: Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America
America’s cities have symbolized the nation’s prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. …
PDF
Англійська
DRM
€53.86
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Premature Death in the New Independent States
In recent years there have been alarming reports of rapid decreases in life expectancy in the New Independent States (former members of the Soviet Union). To help assess priorities for health policy, …
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€57.39
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will beof Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implicationsfor both the United States and the growing …
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€33.84
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hispanics and the Future of America
Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a populationthat varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in …
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DRM
€47.69
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH’s Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities: Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of He
In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as …
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€42.89
Faith Mitchell: Emma’s Postcard Album
BCALA
2023 Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation Award winner
The turn of the twentieth century was an extraordinarily difficult period for African Americans, a time of unchecked lync …
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€26.99
Faith Mitchell: Emma’s Postcard Album
BCALA 2023 Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation Award winner The turn of the twentieth century was an extraordinarily difficult period for African Americans, a time of unchecked lynchings, …
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€31.54
