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African American Women's Life Issues Today: Vital Health and Social Matters

Editat de Catherine Fisher Collins Cuvânt înainte de Julianne Malveaux
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 iun 2013 – vârsta până la 17 ani
After decades of research devoted to women's health, a federal agency focused on women's health, and millions of dollars allocated to address women's health disparities, African American women are still the sickest American citizens. This book examines why.Written by an all-female, all-African American team of health experts that include nurse practitioners, registered nurses, educators, and psychologists, this book focuses on the diseases and related social issues that cause the greatest harm and pose the greatest threat to African American women today. Its chapters address topics as varied as heart disease, cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, domestic violence, cervical and breast cancers, obesity, depression, mental illness, dementia/Alzheimer's, and incarcerated women's health care. A chapter is dedicated to identifying the social, cultural, and environmental barriers that block African American women from experiencing the best possible lives. Providing comprehensive coverage of the topic from an Afrocentric perspective, this text will be of great interest to medical and psychological health professionals and professors; social workers, counselors, and students in these fields; as well as African American women seeking current and expert information on these health threats.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440802973
ISBN-10: 1440802971
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

Catherine Fisher Collins, DEd, is associate professor of community and human services at the State University of New York Empire State College.

Cuprins

Foreword: Sick, Tired, and Healing by Julianne MalveauxPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction on the Health and Social Status of African American WomenCatherine Fisher CollinsSECTION I: PHYSICAL HEALTH1 Health Disparities and Cardiovascular Disease in African American WomenMattie L. Rhodes2 African American Women: Living with Sickle Cell DiseaseJamesetta A. Newland3 Promoting Cervical Cancer Prevention among African American WomenDenise M. Linton4 African American Women and Breast Cancer IssuesPatricia K. Bradley5 The Skinny on Fat and Exercise: Truth about Obesity among Black WomenPortia Johnson and Yvonne WesleySECTION II: MENTAL HEALTH6 Super Sisters: Daring to Say It.DepressionShuana K. Tucker and Lisa M. Loury-Lomas7 Dementia in African American WomenFunmi A. Aiyegbo-OhadikeSECTION III: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS8 African American Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and Community Violence: Health Intersections and AftereffectsLorraine E. Peeler9 Health-Care Pathways and Issues for African American Women in PrisonCatherine Fisher CollinsIndexAbout the Editor and Contributors

Recenzii

This book provides a good overview of health-related topics pertaining to African American women. . . . Recommended.