Surviving in the Hour of Darkness

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Publication Year:
2005

ISBN-13: 9781552384589

Surviving in the Hour of Darkness:The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women 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 :The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women aims to promote and generate knowledge with and about minority women while identifying key strategies for promoting their health, thus contributing to a broader understanding of how the experience of being a minority woman affects one's health and well-being.

With Contributions By:

Byllye Y. Avery

Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard

Dr. Ana Bodnar

Shirley Brozzo

Nora Burrell

Bishakha Chowdhury

LindaCornwell

Charmaine Crawford

Karen Flynn

Randa Hammadieh

CiajDiannHarris

Layla Hassan

Troy Hunter

Rolanda C. Kane

Rosamond S. King

Heather MacLeod

Kristine Maitland

Marisa Marharaj

Notisha Massaquoi

Naomi North

Sima Qadeer

Talata Reeves

Carla R. Ribeiro

Ingrid Rivera

Anakana Schofield

Beldan Sezen

Farah M. Shroff

Neeta Singh

Lorraine Thomas

Roxane Tracey

Wendy Vincent

Vera M. Wabegijig

Ingrid Waldron

Pitche Wasayananung

Crystal E. Wilkinson

Gitane Williams

Judith K. Witherow

Valerie Wood