| Description |
xviii, 587 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Angela Y. Davis and June Jordan -- Pt. I. Our Bodies. 1. Body Weight and Image. 2. Our Skin, Hair, Eyes, and Teeth. 3. Moving Our Bodies. 4. Eating Right. 5. Killing Us Softly: Cigarettes and Alcohol. 6. More Than "Just Say No": Coping with Drug Abuse. 7. We Are at Risk: Diseases That Strike Us. 8. Our Bodies Growing Older -- Pt. II. Our Reproductive Health. 9. The Reproductive System and Menstruation. 10. Birth Control. 11. Abortion. 12. Reproductive-Tract Infections. 13. Fighting Fibroids. 14. How to Get Pregnant: Reproduction and Infertility. 15. Having a Healthy Baby. 16. The Hysterectomy Decision. 17. Menopause: Going Through the Change -- Pt. III. Our Health Care. 18. Checkups and Tests We Can't Live Without. 19. Dealing with Doctors and Hospitals. 20. Alternative Healing -- Pt. IV. Our Emotional Well-Being. 21. Emotional Pain, Stress, and Healing with Therapy. 22. The Self-Help Revolution. 23. The Healing Power of Spirituality -- Pt. V. Loving |
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24. Loving Ourselves. 25. Loving Our Men. 26. Women Loving Women. 27. Sexuality and Having Sex Safely. 28. Loving Our Children -- Pt. VI. Keeping Safe in a Hostile World. 29. Violence in Our Lives. 30. Incest and Child Abuse. 31. HIV and AIDS. 32. Our Work, Our World |
| Notes |
"A National Black Women's Health Project book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
African American women -- Health and hygiene.
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African American women -- Mental health.
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| Author |
Villarosa, Linda.
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National Black Women's Health Project.
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| LC no. |
94013140 |
| ISBN |
0060553596 |
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0060950854 (paperback) |
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