Description
Written by a team of experts that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and chemists, this handbook focuses on the diseases that pose the greatest threat to African American women today. Topics include African American women and heart disease, sickle cell, breast cancer, diabetes, HIV and AIDS, as well as mental illness. Social issues that affect health are also examined, including poverty, homelessness, stress, racism, sexism, and treatment disparities. Two thirds of the chapters are all-new with fresh topics and information, and the remaining chapters have been completely updated.
Author: Catherine Fisher Collins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/30/2006
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.36w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780275980825
ISBN10: 0275980820
BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Women's Health | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
Author: Catherine Fisher Collins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/30/2006
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.36w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780275980825
ISBN10: 0275980820
BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Women's Health | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
About the Author
Catherine Fisher Collins, PhD, is associate professor of Community and Human Services at State University at New York Empire State College. She is a nurse practitioner and holds a doctorate in Education Administration.