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African American Alternative Medicine

Author : Eric J. Bailey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313012857
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book African American Alternative Medicine written by Eric J. Bailey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-08-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to examine the importance of alternative medicine to the African American population, this book focuses on the African American health belief system and the treatment strategies often used and documented. This book includes a cultural-historical view of alternative medicine's use within the African American community and shows how it was an integral part of African American culture. The author highlights a number of studies that examine alternative and complementary therapies associated with specific diseases among African Americans. Case studies are presented to show the types of alternative and complementary medicines used for specific diseases and to determine whether the alternative and complementary therapy was effective or not. Moreover, the cultural perceptions of the specific disease are presented to provide reasons why African Americans tend to use the particular alternative and complementary medical therapy for the disease. The book serves as a resource guide for students, healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and the general public.

Complementary and alternative medicine use among African-Americans with AIDS

Author : Ashli A. Owen-Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Complementary and alternative medicine use among African-Americans with AIDS written by Ashli A. Owen-Smith and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

African American Slave Medicine

Author : Herbert C. Covey
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739131273
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book African American Slave Medicine written by Herbert C. Covey and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African-American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African-American slaves medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Drawing upon ex-slave interviews conducted during the 1930s and 1940s bythe Works Project Administration (WPA), Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African-American folk practitioners during slavery. He demonstrates how active the slaves were in their own medical care and the important role faith played in the healing process. This book links each referenced plant or herb to modern scientific evidence to determine its actual worth and effects on the patients. Through his study, Dr. Covey unravels many of the complex social relationships found between the African-American slaves, Whites, folk practitioners, and patients. African-American Slave Medicine is a compelling and captivating read that will appeal to scholars of African-American history and those interestedin folk medicine.

Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health

Author : Helda Pinzon-Perez
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118880331
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health written by Helda Pinzon-Perez and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health: A Multicultural Perspective provides a critical analysis of non-allopathic healing practices, including their uses, limitations, and scientific basis. The evidence-based discussion explores complementary, alternative, and integrative health (CAIH) across various cultural and ethnic groups both in the U.S. and internationally, to give you a greater understanding of the different modalities—including a literature-backed examination of proven methods and questionable practices within a cross-cultural framework. Each chapter highlights the scientific analysis of the practices relevant to each group, and guides you toward independent analysis of the risks and benefits of the practices discussed. Emphasizing the student as a future health professional, this book includes case studies, examples, questions, and discussion problems that underscore the role of health educators in educating consumers about CAIH practices.

African American Old Home Remedies

Author : Rev Dr Geraldine L Johnson-Carter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781078020794
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book African American Old Home Remedies written by Rev Dr Geraldine L Johnson-Carter and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for those who are interested in rediscovering and learning about some of the "Old Home Remedies" used by our grandparents and others who have gone before us: In the days of old, many had no other options when illness occurred, but to use herbs and natural remedies for themselves and those who came to them for the "cure". Herbs and other remedies were used also, to prevent illness and disease. The descriptive information is written mostly from my memory of my Grandmother, but even more so, from the memory of my Great-Grandmother, both of whom I have come to realize, played a very important role in who I am, and even more so, in whom I am becoming today.

Against the Odds

Author : Wilbur Watson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351533347
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Against the Odds written by Wilbur Watson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Racial separatism, gender discrimination, and white dominance have historically thwarted black Americans' occupational aspirations. Access to medical education has also been limited, and mobility within the profession, leading to unequal access to health care. There have, however, been notable triumphs. In Against the Odds, Wilbur Watson describes successful efforts by determined individuals and small groups of black Americans, since the early nineteenth century, to establish a strong black presence in the medical profession. Changes in medical education and hospital management, desegregation of the medical establishment, and the contemporary challenges of managed-care organizations all attest to their achievements.Watson analyzes sociocultural, political, and psychological factors associated with African-American medical practice; race and gender differences in medical education and professional development; and doctor-patient relationships during and since the period of racial separatism. He discusses the policy implications of physicians' viewpoints on issues such as folk practitioners as health care providers, medical care for the poor, abortion and euthanasia, the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, and the emergence of managed-care organizations. Through in-depth interviews with older physicians and comparative analyses of their situated techniques of coping with racial discrimination and segregation, we gain insight into the effects of separatism on the minds, selves, and social interactions of African-American physicians. Finally, Watson outlines current ethics, demographic changes since desegregation, the contemporary status of black physicians, and recent changes in the socioeconomic organization of the profession of medicine.Against the Odds is a unique study of the history, ethnography, and social psychology of blacks in medicine. Watson successfully debunks the myth that black physicians were less competent providers than t"

African American Folk Healing

Author : Stephanie Mitchem
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814757324
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book African American Folk Healing written by Stephanie Mitchem and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of Jina·ratna's thirteenth-century The Epitome of Queen Lilávati completes his story. Embodied souls undergo all too human adventures in a succession of lives, as they advance to final release. The primary purpose of Jain narrative literature was to edify lay people through amusement; consequently the stories are racy, and in some cases the moralizing element is rather tenuous. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org

Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life

Author : Stephanie Y. Mitchem
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1573567620
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life written by Stephanie Y. Mitchem and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-08-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Americans are more likely than Whites to die of cancer and heart disease, more likely to get diabetes and asthma, and less likely to get preventive care and screening. Some of this greater morbidity results from education, income level, and environment as well as access to health care. But the traditional medical model does not always allow for a more holistic approach that takes into account the body, the mind, the spirit, the family, and the community. This book offers a better understanding of the varieties of religiously-based approaches to healing and alternative models of healing and health found in Black communities in the United States. Contributors address the communal aspects of faith and health and explore the contexts in which individuals make choices about their health, the roles that institutions play in shaping these decisions, and the practices individuals engage in seeking better health or coping with the health they have. By paying attention to the role of faith, spirit, and health, this book offers a fuller sense of the varieties of ways Black health and health care are perceived and addressed from an inter-religious perspective. Community and religion-based initiatives have emerged as one key way to address the health challenges found in the African American community. In cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, and Oakland, residents organize exercise groups, teach one another how to cook with healthy ingredients, and encourage neighbors to get regular checkups. Churches have become key sites for health education, screening, and testing. Another set of responses to the challenge of Black health and healthcare in the United States comes from those who emphasize the body as a wholebody, mind, soul, and spirit, often drawing on religious traditions such as Islam and African-based religions such as Spiritism, Santeria, Vodun (aka Voodoo), Candomblé, and others. Understanding the issues and the various approaches is essential to combating the problems, and this unique volume sheds light on areas often overlooked when considering the issues.

African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.

Author : Heather Butts
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625851898
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book African American Medicine in Washington, D.C. written by Heather Butts and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the black doctors and nurses who tended to Civil War soldiers in the capital. Just as African Americans fought in defense of the Union during the Civil War, African American nurses, doctors, and surgeons worked to heal those soldiers. In the nation’s capital, these brave healthcare workers created a medical infrastructure for African Americans, by African Americans. Preeminent surgeon Alexander T. Augusta fought discrimination, visited President Lincoln, testified before Congress, and aided the war effort. Washington’s Freedmen’s Hospital was formed to serve the District’s growing free African American population, eventually becoming the Howard University Medical Center. These physicians would form the National Medical Association, the largest and oldest organization representing African American doctors and patients. This book recounts the heroic lives and work of Washington’s African American medical community during the Civil War.

Natural Health for African Americans

Author : Marcellus A. Walker
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446554278
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Natural Health for African Americans written by Marcellus A. Walker and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural approaches to maintaining or restoring overall well being. Chapters are devoted to the health concerns of particular importance to African-Americans such as heart disease & diabetes.

Secret Doctors

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313064849
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Secret Doctors written by Bloomsbury Publishing and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-08-23 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an ethnographic study of the traditional medicine of African Americans in the rural southern United States, this work concentrates on the original Louisiana Territory, with its Native and African American indigenous traditions, and the French migration and Black Haitian freed and enslaved population influx during the 1700s and 1800s. Fontenot finds strong ties between rural Louisiana practices and Haitian and West African medicine. The ethnographer, a native of the region where she did her research, is respected among local practicing secret doctors and is able to give a unique insider's view. Aside from documenting a rare treasure of our American cultural diversity, this study has a wider purpose in the field of health practices and policy. The high cost of Western medicine, lack of access to quality care, and the patient-doctor ratio are areas of major national concern, and rural residents and people of color are recognized to be the most at-risk populations. The alternative health-care system presented here can strengthen mainstream medicine's understanding of such patient populations while preserving valuable knowledge of healing plants and culturally sensitive therapies.

Health and Healing for African-Americans

Author : Sheree Crute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781579540449
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Health and Healing for African-Americans written by Sheree Crute and published by . This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African-Americans are susceptible to certain medical conditions, and thus, have an average lifespan that is ten years shorter than Caucasians. Previously, these disorders, which include sickle-cell anemia, diabetes, and vitiligo, had been ignored by the medical community. Health & Healing for African-Americans is an encyclopedia of medical advice and treatment prescribed by 150 leading African-American physicians. It offers a clear description of each condition, followed by home remedies, medical treatments, and strategies that have a proven track record in managing and preventing these pressing health problems. With a foreword from former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D., every page of this valuable tome begins with personal stories from people who have faced and overcome their health problems. With its hundreds of helpful health messages, Health & Healing for African-Americans is on the cutting edge of a revolution in disease prevention and self-care among African-Americans.

Multicultural Health

Author : Lois Ritter
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 076375742X
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book Multicultural Health written by Lois Ritter and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multicultural Health serves as a comprehensive guide for healthcare workers in any cultural community. By focusing on differences in cultural beliefs about health and illness and models for cross-cultural health and communication, this text helps students and professionals learn effective ways to implement health promotion programs and program evaluation across cultures.

Like a Natural Woman

Author : Ziba Kashef
Publisher : Dafina
ISBN 13 : 9781575666303
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book Like a Natural Woman written by Ziba Kashef and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide for African-American women that explains a variety of alternative techniques and therapies that promote personal health and well being.

Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries

Author : Dean T. Jamison
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821361805
Total Pages : 1449 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries written by Dean T. Jamison and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-04-02 with total page 1449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.

Healing Logics

Author : Erika Brady
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 0874214548
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Healing Logics written by Erika Brady and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars in folklore and anthropology are more directly involved in various aspects of medicine—such as medical education, clinical pastoral care, and negotiation of transcultural issues—than ever before. Old models of investigation that artificially isolated "folk medicine," "complementary and alternative medicine," and "biomedicine" as mutually exclusive have proven too limited in exploring the real-life complexities of health belief systems as they observably exist and are applied by contemporary Americans. Recent research strongly suggests that individuals construct their health belief systmes from diverse sources of authority, including community and ethnic tradition, education, spiritual beliefs, personal experience, the influence of popular media, and perception of the goals and means of formal medicine. Healing Logics explores the diversity of these belief systems and how they interact—in competing, conflicting, and sometimes remarkably congruent ways. This book contains essays by leading scholars in the field and a comprehensive bibliography of folklore and medicine.

African-American Healthy

Author : Richard W. Walker, Jr., MD
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757053610
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book African-American Healthy written by Richard W. Walker, Jr., MD and published by Square One Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Health Title It's no secret that African-Americans top the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, renal failure, and cancer. What the statistics do not show is the pain, misery, and despair that these conditions create, not only for the individual, but also for family and friends. As an African-American doctor, Dr. Richard Walker has studied these conditions among his patients for many years. Now, for the first time, Dr. Walker believes that research has found a commonsense way to prevent, reduce, and possibly eliminate these killers, turning the tide of African-American health. Dr. Walker begins by looking at the black community's lifestyle, which has radically changed over the centuries, shifting people from hours spent under a blazing sun to a life of minimum sunlight exposure. From there, it is clear that the missing puzzle piece of African-American health is a chronic lack of Vitamin D3. Most important, Dr. Walker explains how this crucial factor can be added to a daily routine along with components such as nutritional supplements, diet, and exercise. He then focuses on each major illness affecting the black community and explores what it is, what its symptoms are, and how the reader can avoid or treat the problem. A concise yet critical guide, African-American Healthy offers an important first step towards achieving a healthier, longer life for millions of people.