Women's Health Matters' Web "Picks of the Month"

Please see our Resource Picks of the Month on Black Women's Health for more information:

Black Women's Health Imperative

(Web resource)

This health education, research, advocacy and leadership development organization promotes the empowerment of African American women as educated health-care consumers and works for their improved health status.

Female Genital Mutilation and Obstetric Care

(Book)

Author: Beverley Chalmers, DSc, Phd; Kowser Omer-Hashi, RN, BBA

This guide offers a culturally sensitive view for health professionals and community resource people who provide prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care to women who have previously undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).

Healthy Options for Women

(Booklet; Web resource)

Author: Rosemarie Stewart

Organization: Women's Health in Women's Hands

Written for Black women living in Canada who are pregnant, or thinking about becoming pregnant, this booklet about HIV and AIDS can be downloaded from Women's Health in Women's Hands' website.

Hungry for More: A Keeping-It-Real Guide for Black Women on Weight and Body Image

(Book)

Author: Robyn McGee

This book looks at obesity in the African-American community and shares the author's story of her sister's death from gastric bypass surgery.

I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse

(Book)

Author: Lori Robinson

This resource for African-American survivors of sexual assault, as well as their families and friends, contains personal stories and civil rights history.

Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy

(Book)

Author: Tricia Rose

Written for readers who are interested in race and gender issues, this book offers a collection of 20 oral histories about black women's sexuality as told by a cross-section of African-American women.

Menopause and Midlife Health of the 'Strong Black Woman': African Canadian Women's Perspectives: Final Report, Plain Language Version

(Booklet; Web resource)

Author: Josephine Etowa, PhD, RN; Barbara Keddy, PhD, RN (Principal Investigators)

Organization: Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC) ; Dalhousie University, School of Nursing

This research project investigated the experiences of health and well-being among midlife Nova Scotian women of African descent. The report can be downloaded from the Health Association of African Canadians website.

Prime Time: The African American Woman's Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness (rev. and updated)

(Book)

Author: Marilyn Gaston, MD; Gayle K. Porter, PsyD

A health and wellness guide focusing on African American women over the age of 40, this book covers topics such as depression, diabetes, heart disease, menopause, stroke and cancer.

Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fear

(Book)

Author: Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD

This book explains the factors that can contribute to anxiety, panic and fear in Black women and discusses how the problem is exacerbated by the 'strong black woman persona' and cultural distrust of conventional therapy.

Surviving in the Hour of Darkness: The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women

(Book)

Author: G. Sophie Harding (ed.)

A collection of narratives from health-care providers, social workers, scholars, patients and families, this book advocates a broad, holistic and collective approach to wellness for women of colour and indigenous women.

For additional resources, go to our Detailed Search page. Then scroll down to the Type of Information section. Under Groups, click on Black/African/Caribbean women. You will also find resources in the Topics section: under Cultural, Economic and Social Issues, click on Ethnocultural and Aboriginal Issues.

Last updated: Feb. 1, 2006.