Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
Textbook of Women's Health, section on "Cultural and Socio-Economic Diversity in Women's Health". Editor, Lila Wallis, M.D. Published by Lippincott-Rave, 1997
This section of the textbook contains a chapter by Health Power's President, Norma J. Goodwin, M.D. on African-American Women. It also contains chapters on Hispanic/Latino Women by Aida L. Giachello, Ph.D.; American Indian/Alaska Native Women by Edith R. Welty, M.D.; Asian and Pacific Islander Women by Dyanne D. Affonso, RN, PhD, FAAN; Lesbian Health: Therapeutic Perspectives by Katherine A. O'Hanlan, M.D.; Caring for the Woman with a Disability by Sandra L. Welner, M.D.; The Health Needs of Homeless Women by Lisa J. Geissler, Ph.D. and G. Nicholas Braucht, Ph.D., and Diversities in Women's Health by Willa Brown, M.D., MPH, FACPM.
The book also contains a wealth of additional useful information.
Strength for Their Journey by Robert L. Johnson, M. D., Chairman of the Department of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at New Jersey Medical School
This book is a valuable primer for parents. Its focus is helping
African American children cultivate the skills and disciplines they
need to successfully deal with the challenges of growing up. While the
book has practical application for African American parents and
children, its principles apply generally to all families.
Dr. Johnson is also a member of Health Power's
Professional Advisory Council.
The Five Essential Disciplines addressed in this book are:
- Traditional Discipline: The strength to accept and embrace parental limits.
- Racial Discipline: The strength to negotiate the realities of being a racial minority.
- Emotional Discipline: The strength to resist negative peer pressure and temptation.
- Practical Discipline: The strength to excel in academic, career, and financial pursuits.
- Mind-body Discipline: The strength to maintain positive physical, mental, and spiritual health.
The Women's Complete Health Book by Roselyn Payne Epps, M.D., Susan Cobb Stewart, M.D., and The American Medical Women's Association. Delacorte Press/Bantam Doubleday. New York, 1995
Health & Healing for African-Americans, a Prevention Magazine book edited by Sheree Crute, contains 'straight talk and tips from more than 150 African-American physicians on top health concerns
The African-American Woman's Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness. Marilyn Hughes-Gaston, M.D. and Gayle K., Porter, PsyD., One World, The Ballantine Publishing Group, 2001
Latino Health in the United States: A Growing Challenge. Issues of Access and Use. Giachello, Aida L. Molina, Carlos W. and Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn, Editors. .1994
Confronting Critical Issues of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Zane, N., Takeuchi D., and Young, K. Editors. Sage Publications, 1994
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: 1991-1993. SAMHSA, Office of Applied Statistics
Trends in Indian Health 1989 and 1994. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Legislation, Division of Program Statistics
Salt in Your Sock and Other Tried-and-True Home Remedies, by highly recognized veteran pediatrician Dr. Lillian Beard, Editor of Health Power's Teen and Parent Web Site Channels, presents more than on
he book's Co-Author is Linda Lee Small. For each ailment, Dr. Beard gives:
- a medical explanation
- warning signs for when to call a doctor
- usual treatments, and
- a colorful mix of folk remedies to try, such as:
- For cold sores, apply cool, wet teabags
- For nosebleeds, have the child sniff a pinch of cayenne pepper
- For earaches, fill a sock with salt warmed in a frying pan, and hold the sock
to the ear that aches.
Other ailments discussed in the book range from acne, arthritis, asthma
and athlete's foot, bed-wetting, blisters, and the common cold, to
pinkeye, snoring, teeth grinding, thumb sucking, warts, and yawning.
The book is a very interesting and informative mix of folk wisdom and
widely accepted current medical practice. Dr. Beard, a practicing
pediatrician in Silver Spring Maryland, and an Associate Clinical
Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of
Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. More detailed
information on Dr. Beard's distinguished career is provided in Health
Power's section on its Editors and Advisors.
Recommended Latino Health Books
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Aguirre-Molina, M., & Molina, C.W. (Eds.) (2003).
Latina Health in the United States: A Public Health Reader.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd..
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Aguirre-Molina, C.W. & Zambrana, R. E. (Eds). (2001).
Health Issues in the Latino Community.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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Chong, N. (2002).
The Latino Patient: A Cultural Guide for Health Care.
Yamouth: Intercultural Press.
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Contreras, J.M., Kems, K.A., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (Eds). (2002).
Latino Children: and Families in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions.
Westport, CT.: Prager Series in Applied Psychology.
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Flores, W.V. & Benmayor, R. (Eds.) (1997).
Latino Cultural Citizenship: Claiming Identity, Space and Rights.
Boston: Beacon Press.
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Smith, R.L., Montilla, R.E. (Eds) (2005).
Counseling and Family Therapy with Latino Populations: Strategies that Work.
New York: Taylor and Francis Group.
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Torres, M.I. & Cernada, G.P. (Eds). (2003).
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Latino Populations: Parteras, Prom0toras, and Poetas.
Amityville: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
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Zambrana, R.E. (Ed.) (1995).
Understanding the Latino Family.
Thousand Oaks, CA:: Sage Publications.
Recommended Resources
While we will be recommending a wide variety of resources in this section of our
web site, including print and broadcast materials, our Relevant Resources table
is, itself, a very valuable resource for Health Power members. It contains key information
on a wide range of international, national, regional and local organizations that
we consider pertinent to improving the health of people of color. It also has a
direct link to the organization's web sites, making it possible for our members
to get to their web sites without the necessity of searching for them, or even having
to key in their names which, of course, are sometimes lengthy and often require
storage for ready retrieval.