Description:Surviving in the Hour of Darkness addresses the health issues – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual – of Black women, First Nations women, and other women of colour. The book is a collection of scholarly essays, case studies, personal essays, poetry, and prose written by over 45 contributors. It illustrates, through the voices of many women, that gender, religious, cultural, and class background strongly influence how one experiences illness, how and when one is diagnosed, and how one is treated within the healthcare system. The book also focuses on the need for cultural sensitivity and inclusiveness in the delivery of health services. Surviving in the Hour of Darkness aims to promote and generate knowledge with and about underserved women while identifying key strategies for promoting their health, thus contributing to a broader understanding of how the experience of being a woman of color and/or an underserved woman affects one's health and well-being.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Surviving in the Hour of Darkness: The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women. To get started finding Surviving in the Hour of Darkness: The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Surviving in the Hour of Darkness: The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women
Description: Surviving in the Hour of Darkness addresses the health issues – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual – of Black women, First Nations women, and other women of colour. The book is a collection of scholarly essays, case studies, personal essays, poetry, and prose written by over 45 contributors. It illustrates, through the voices of many women, that gender, religious, cultural, and class background strongly influence how one experiences illness, how and when one is diagnosed, and how one is treated within the healthcare system. The book also focuses on the need for cultural sensitivity and inclusiveness in the delivery of health services. Surviving in the Hour of Darkness aims to promote and generate knowledge with and about underserved women while identifying key strategies for promoting their health, thus contributing to a broader understanding of how the experience of being a woman of color and/or an underserved woman affects one's health and well-being.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Surviving in the Hour of Darkness: The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women. To get started finding Surviving in the Hour of Darkness: The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.