Title Black women and public health : strategies to name, locate, and change systems of power / edited by Stephanie Y. Evans, Sarita K. Davis, Leslie R. Hinkson, and Deanna J. Wathington ; afterword by Jasmine Ward

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 326 pages) Series SUNY series in Black women's wellness SUNY series in Black women's wellness. Contents Introduction: race, gender, and public health: social justice and wellness work -- Part I. Name inequity. Reversing the dehumanization of Black women -- An overview of the past, present, and future of Black women in health policy -- The maternal mortality crisis in the Black community -- Promoting self-care and awareness of stress, the strong Black woman schema, and mental health among African American women -- Part II. Locate disparity. Practice among an invisible population -- The Black Women's Health Study: working together to improve the health of Black women -- The swelling wave of oppression: an intersectional study to evaluate health challenges of self-identified Black queer women in the American South -- Rural Black maternal health in the age of digital deserts -- Pouring from a leaking cup: informal family caregivers in the Black community -- Part III. Act for change. Black women and public health in the UK -- Enhancing clinical practice to include biomedical HIV prevention for Black women -- Am I my sister's mentor? Why mentoring underrepresented minority medical and public health faculty can improve the health of Black women -- Stress and Black women's health: origins, coping strategies, and implications for policy and practice -- Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda's yogic journey: creativity, community, and caretaking -- When Black scholars embrace ourselves in our research, we reclaim our power -- Afterword Summary "Black Women and Public Health creates an urgently needed interdisciplinary dialogue about issues of race, gender, and health. An enduring history of racism, sexism, and dehumanization of Black women's bodies has largely rendered the health needs of the Black community inaudible and invisible. Grounded in the lived experiences and expertise of Black women, this collection bridges gaps between researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates. Black women's public health work is a regenerative practice--one that looks backward, inward, and forward to improve the quality of life for Black communities in the United States and beyond. The three dozen authors in this volume offer analysis, critique, and recommendations for overcoming longstanding and contemporary challenges to equity in public health practices"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, January 17, 2023) Subject African American women -- Medical care African American women -- Health and hygiene Public health -- Social aspects -- United States Health care reform -- United States Public health. Social medicine. Medical policy. African Americans. Women. Public Health Social Medicine Health Policy Health Care Reform Black or African American Women public health. African American. women (female humans) African American women -- Health and hygiene African American women -- Medical care Health care reform Public health -- Social aspects SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject United States Form Electronic book Author Evans, Stephanie Y., editor. Davis, Sarita K., editor. Hinkson, Leslie R., 1971- editor Wathington, Deanna J., editor. ISBN 9781438487335 1438487339

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