Salud
Subtitle: a latina's guide to total health
By: Jane L. Delgado [and National Hispanic Women's Health Initiative]
Contributors: National Hispanic Women's Health Initiative
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780060006211
Subjects: Hispanic American women; Health and hygiene; Women's Health; Salud e higiene; Mujeres hispanoestadounidenses; Hispanic Americans
Other titles: Latina's guide to total health
Description: Addresses the special concerns of Latinas--physiological, cultural, and spiritual. Discusses how to become a smarter health care consumer; how religious and spiritual traditions affect the way Latinas view their health; prevention and treatment of the diseases that most commonly affect Latinas such as diabetes, cervical cancer, and depression; sexuality and reproductive health, from a Latina perspective; and the essential roles of diet and lifestyle in preventing health problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.