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African American Voices: African American Health Educators Speak Out

Author(s): Ruth W. Johnson, EdD, RN, FAAN
National League for Nursing (NLN)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763710842
  • ISBN-10:0763710849
  • Paperback    224 pages      © 1999
Price: International Sales $88.95 US List
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Overview

Prominent health educators explore the pressing cultural and health needs of African Americans. Discussions on child abuse, teenage pregnancy, mental illness, access to health care, racism, lifestyles, and community values depict the complexity of problems affecting African Americans from a cross-section of different communities. Essential for all nurse educators, students, and anyone interested in the future of health care. 

One of a four book series that explores the implications of cultural factors in the delivery of health care to particular communities 

Other titles in the VOICES series: 

  • Native American Voices: Native American Health Educators Speak Out 
  • Asian Voices: Asian and Asian-American Health Educators Speak Out 
  • Hispanic Voices: Hispanic Health Educators Speak Out

ShowKey Features

Discussions by prominent health educators on the pressing cultural and health needs of African Americans.
An exploration of a variety of health care issues challenging the strength of the African American family and community, including access to care. 

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ShowTable of Contents

1. African Americans and Participation in Kidney Organ Donation: Selected Issues   Sonia Baker

2. Cancer Among African Americans 
   Sandra Millon-Underwood

3. Home Grown Violence: The Abuse of African American Children 
   Pamela V. Hammond

4. African American Children, Adolescents, and Chronic Illness 
   DeLois P. Weekes

5. Norfolk State University Resource Mothers Program: A Community Response to Adolescent Pregnancy 
  Agnes M. Richardson-Collins and Antoinette A. Coleman

6. African American Family Resources for Coping: The Dance of Stress 
   Bertha L. Davis

7. Aging, Caregiving Effects, and Black Family Caregivers 
   Sandra Sayles-Cross

8. Epidemiological Findings in Understanding Mental Illness in Ethnic Minorities: The Case of Schizophrenia 
  Delroy M. Louden


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Ruth W. Johnson, EdD, RN, FAAN

National League for Nursing (NLN)

 The National League for Nursing, founded in 1893, was the first organization for nursing in the United States and remains today the authority on nursing education.

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