Synopses & Reviews
Featuring NEW resource lists of relevant books and NEW hotlines and organizations that help keep Latinas informed and healthy, this revised edition of Salud, compiled by a leading women's health care advocate and with authoritative guidance from the National Hispanic Women's Health Initiative, addresses with great sensitivity the special concerns of Latinas -- physiological, cultural, and spiritual. This essential resource discusses:How to become a smarter health care consumerHow religious and spiritual traditions affect the way Latinas view their health Prevention and treatment of the diseases that most commonly affect Latinas,such as diabetes, cervical cancer, and depressionSexuality and reproductive health, from a Latina perspectiveThe essential roles of diet and lifestyle in preventing health problems
About the Author
Jane L. Delgado. Phd., Además de ser defensora del cuidado de la salud y psicóloga clíinica, es la presidenta y directora ejecutiva de la Coalicín Nacional de Organizaciones de Hispanas de la Salud y Servicios Humanos (COSSMHO). Ella vive en Washington, D.C.
Jane Delgado, Ph.D., is a health care advocate, clinical psychologist, and the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. She lives in Washington, D.C.