| Description |
xxii, 602 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Sect. I. Health and Healthcare: Implications of Female Gender, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status -- Ch. 1. Women, Society, Health, and Healthcare: Historical Roots and Contemporary Perspectives -- Ch. 2. Class, Ethnicity, Age, Physical Status, and Sexual Orientation: Implications for Health and Healthcare -- Sect. II. Environmental/Lifestyle Factors That Affect Health -- Ch. 3. Nutrition -- Ch. 4. Substance Abuse and Dependence -- Ch. 5. Environmental Toxins -- Ch. 6. Rest and Exercise -- Ch. 7. Women and Stress -- Ch. 8. Relationships -- Sect. III. The Emerging Healthcare Delivery System -- Ch. 9. Traditional Healthcare -- Ch. 10. Nontraditional Healthcare: Emerging into Integrative Healthcare -- Ch. 11. Holistic Health: Complementary Therapeutic Disciplines and Remedies -- Sect. IV. Physical Health -- Ch. 12. Cardiovascular Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 13. Respiratory Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 14. Musculoskeletal Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 15. Gastrointestinal Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 16. Urinary Tract Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 17. Gynecological Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 18. Skin Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 19. Neurological Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 20. Immunological Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 21. Thyroid Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 22. Sexual Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 23. Pregnancy and Childbearing -- Ch. 24. Menopause -- Ch. 25. Violence -- Sect. V. Emotional and Spiritual Health -- Ch. 26. Psychological/Emotional Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 27. Spiritual Wellness and Illness -- Ch. 28. Supporting Body/Mind/Spirit at the End of Life |
| Summary |
This text provides all of the essentials of women's health: how to promote it, the societal factors that so greatly impact it, and how to choose wisely among the wide range of health care modalities available. Addressing the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of health, it offers concrete guidelines for promoting wellness and recognizing illness. Included are discussions of societal factors that influence health and healthcare, as well as controversial issues such as the necessity of surgical interventions.- |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Health.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Holistic medicine.
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Women's Health.
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Women's Health Services.
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| LC no. |
2001053105 |
| ISBN |
0838596487 paperback |
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