Prevention Issues for Women's Health in the New Millennium

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Synopsis
Where are the fields of prevention and health promotion for women headed?This valuable book illuminates the need for-and the gains that can be achieved by-targeting prevention/health promotion programs toward minority and low-income women in the communities where they live.Reflecting the rise of women&’s health issues to a national priority in the last decade, Prevention Issues for Women&’s Health in the New Millennium explores the individual and contextual factors-biological, sociocultural, economic, and environmental-that affect the quality and length of women&’s lives. It examines current research on disease prevention and the need for health promotion, particularly with minority and hard-to-reach women, and suggests directions for future investigation.Rather than generalizing or pontificating, Prevention Issues for Women&’s Health in the New Millennium looks up close at specific studies designed to answer questions such as: What kinds of health promotion programs could make the biggest difference in the lives of Native American women, today and tomorrow? How effective are cancer education/support programs for rural women, and what can be done to improve their efficacy? How does sexual orientation influence women&’s patterns of health-related behavior? How can female substance abusers lessen the distress issues that often bring on risky behavior? How can we more effectively reach African-American women, who are twice as likely as Caucasian women to develop diabetes, hypertension, and stroke?Well referenced and complete with user-friendly tables that make the statistics of each study easy to work with, Prevention Issues for Women&’s Health in the New Millennium brings you an incisive look at issues that will become prevention priorities in the near future.
Copyright:
2002

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
120 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781134735167
Related ISBNs:
9780789013828, 9780789013835, 9781315880648
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
The Haworth Press, Inc.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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