Acknowledgments
Introduction: Race, Gender, and Public Health: Social Justice and
Wellness Work
Stephanie Y. Evans, Sarita K. Davis, Leslie R. Hinkson, and Deanna
J. Wathington
Part I: Name Inequity
1. Reversing the Dehumanization of Black Women
Tiffany D. Thomas and Mandy Hill
2. An Overview of the Past, Present, and Future of Black Women in
Health Policy
Rebekah Israel Cross, Brittney Butler, and Mya L. Roberson
3. The Maternal Mortality Crisis in the Black Community
Jovonni R. Spinner, Sheila Carrette, and Joylene John-Sowah
4. Promoting Self-Care and Awareness of Stress, the Strong Black
Woman Schema, and Mental Health among African American Women
Dakota King-White, Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao, and Elice E. Rogers
Part II: Locate Disparity
5. The Black Women's Health Study: Working Together to Improve the
Health of Black Women
Traci N. Bethea and Yvette C. Cozier
6. The Swelling Wave of Oppression: An Intersectional Study to
Evaluate Health Challenges of Self-Identified Black Queer Women in
the American South
Jayme Canty
7. Rural Black Maternal Health in the Age of Digital Deserts
Alisa Valentin and Christy M. Gamble
8. Pouring from a Leaking Cup: Informal Family Caregivers in the
Black Community
Esther Piervil
Part III: Act for Change
9. Black Women and Public Health in the UK
Jenny Douglas
10. Enhancing Clinical Practice to Include Biomedical HIV
Prevention for Black Women
Mandy Hill, Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha, Charlene A. Flash, Kelli
Joiner, Folake Olayinka, and Bisola Ojikutu
11. Am I My Sister's Mentor? Why Mentoring Underrepresented
Minority Medical and Public Health Faculty Can Improve the Health
of Black Women
Andrea Anderson, Judy Washington, and Joedrecka S. Brown
Speights
12. Stress and Black Women's Health: Origins, Coping Strategies,
and Implications for Policy and Practice
Portia A. Jackson Preston, Leslie Bronner, and Yvonne Bronner
13. Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda's Yogic Journey: Creativity,
Community, and Caretaking
Tamara Y. Jeffries, Santiba D. Campbell, and Yasmeen J. Long
14. When Black Scholars Embrace Ourselves in Our Research, We
Reclaim Our Power
Sarita K. Davis
Afterword
Jasmine Ward
Contributors
Artist Statement
Index
Stephanie Y. Evans is Professor and Director of the Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Affiliate Faculty of the Department of African American Studies at Georgia State University. Sarita K. Davis is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Georgia State University. Leslie R. Hinkson is Chief Officer for Racial Justice and Equity, The League of Conservation Voters. Deanna J. Wathington MD, MPH, FAAFP is Affiliate Professor in the College of Public Health and the College of Arts and Science at the University of South Florida.
"This expert volume fills an urgent need for in-depth examinations
of race, gender and health." — Ms. Magazine
"In addition to outlining the array of challenges Black women face,
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"This exceptional volume interweaves contributions from leading
scholar-activists dedicated to social justice for—and the physical
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Well-researched and richly contextual, it provides a space and a
place to 'hear' from Black women themselves about how race, gender,
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gender-sensitive public health approach." — Kisha B. Holden,
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