Health and social issues of Native American women / Jennie R. Joe and Francine C. Gachupin, editors ; foreword by Judith Salmon Kaur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joe, Jennie Rose.

Gachupin, Francine C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian women--Health and hygiene--North America.

Indian women.

Indian women--Diseases--North America.

Indian women--North America--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Indian women--Diseases.

Indian women--Health and hygiene.

North America.

Physical Description:

x, 289 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]

Summary:

Although it mentions in the preface that there is a diversity of Native American communities across North America, there is one common element: the women have higher rates than non-natives of the five leading causes of female death, as well as larger incidents of depression and obesity-related diseases. This collection of papers by women scholars views these issues through a social lens, looking at subjects ranging from food security to domestic violence. In addition to being the editors, Joe (family and community medicine, U. of California, Berkeley) and Gachupin (Human Resource Protection Office, U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque) are also the authors of two respective chapters. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: Native American Women, Health, and Social Issues / Jennie R. Joe Joe, Jennie R., Francine C. Gachupin Gachupin, Francine C. 1

Chapter 2 Interpretation of Changing and Diverse Roles of Native American Women in Light of Twenty-First-Century Lived Experience / Teresa D. LaFromboise LaFromboise, Teresa D., Bayley J. Marquez Marquez, Bayley J. 9

Chapter 3 Alaska Native Women: 40 Years of Sociocultural Change / Rosita Kaahani Worl Worl, Rosita Kaahani 35

Chapter 4 The Impact of Federal Government Policies on American Indian and Alaska Native Health Care / Terry M. Maresca Maresca, Terry M. 55

Chapter 5 Health Disparity: The Morbidity and Mortality Picture / Linda Burhansstipanov Burhansstipanov, Linda 79

Chapter 6 Becoming an Elder: Native Women and Aging / Emily A. Haozous Haozous, Emily A., R. Turner Gains Gains, R. Turner 101

Chapter 7 Addressing Food Security and Food Sovereignty in Native American Communities / Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan Jernigan, Valarie Blue Bird 113

Chapter 8 The Struggle with the Devastation of Diabetes / Jennie R. Joe Joe, Jennie R. 133

Chapter 9 Domestic Violence in American Indian Communities: Background, Culture, and Legal Issues / Mary Rogers Rogers, Mary, Jennifer Giroux Giroux, Jennifer 153

Chapter 10 Native American Women: HW/AIDS Risk and Activism / Irene S. Vernon Vernon, Irene S. 169

Chapter 11 Differences in Cancer Patterns in American Indian and Alaska Native Women across the United States / Teshia G. Arambula Solomon Solomon, Teshia G. Arambula, Carol Goldtooth-Begay Goldtooth-Begay, Carol 191

Chapter 12 Three Native Sisters: Being Young and the Need to Fit In / Nina S. Wampler Wampler, Nina S., Lorenda Belone Belone, Lorenda 217

Chapter 13 Protections to Consider When Engaging American Indians/Alaska Natives in Human Subject Research / Francine C. Gachupin Gachupin, Francine C. 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313397134

0313397139

9780313397141

0313397147

OCLC:

756577021