Science Reference Guides
African American Health and Wellness
Selected Reading List
Science Reference Section
Science, Technology and Business Division
Library of Congress
Photo: First
graders brushing their teeth. Prints
and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
The
African-American woman’s guide to a healthy heart. Editor,
Anne L. Taylor; Co-editor, Toni Branford; Contributors, Jennifer
Campbell and others. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub. Co., c2004. 144 p.
"Association of Black Cardiologists Center for Women’s
Health."
Includes bibliographical references.
RC682.A39 2004
Gaston, Marilyn H., and Gayle K. Porter. Prime time: the African American
woman’s complete guide to midlife health and wellness. Edited by Sheryl
Hilliard Tucker. New York, One World, 2001. 530 p.
Bibliography: p. 514-519.
RA778.4.A36G37 2001
Gavin, James R., and Sherrye Landrum. Dr. Gavin’s health guide for
African Americans. Alexandria, Va., Small Steps Press, c2004. 278 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RA778.4.A36G38 2004
Head, John. Standing in the shadows: understanding and overcoming depression
in Black men. New York, Broadway Books, 2004. 209 p.
RC537.H426 2004
Health & healing for African-Americans: straight talk and tips from more
than 150 black doctors on our top health concerns. Edited by Sheree Crute.
Emmaus, Pa., Rodale Press, c1997. 504 p.
RA778.4.A36H43 1997
Health issues in the Black community. Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor,
editors. 2nd ed. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, c2001. 609 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RA448.5.N4H395 2001
Hudson, Hilton M., and Herbert Stern. The heart of the matter: the African
American’s guide to heart disease, heart treatment, and heart wellness.
Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub., c2000. 299 p.
RC685.C6H785 2000
Hutcherson, Hilda, and Margaret Williams. Having your baby: a guide for
African American women. New York, Ballantine Books, 1997. 414 p.
Bibliography: p. 399-400.
RG525.H88 1997
Johnson, Edwin T. Breast cancer, Black woman. 2nd ed. Montgomery, Ala., Van
Slyke & Bray, 1999. 240 p.
Bibliography: p. 213-234.
RC280.B8J64 1999
Kong, Stephanie H. A minute for your health:
the ABC’s for improved health and longevity. Edited for the Association of
Black Cardiologists. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub. Co., c2003. 174 p.
RA776.75.K66 2003
Martin, Marilyn, and Mark Moss. Saving our last nerve: the Black woman’s
path to mental health. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub., c2002. 214 p.
"Select bibliography": p. 203-206.
Includes bibliographical references.
RC451.5.N4M37 2002
Mitchell, Stacy Ann, and Teri D. Mitchell. Livin’ large: African American
sisters confront obesity. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub. Co., c2004. 196 p.
RC628.M57 2004
Platt, Allan F., and Alan Sacerdote. Hope and destiny: the patient’s
and parent’s guide to sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. Roscoe,
Ill., Hilton Pub. Co., c2002. 260 p.
Bibliography: p. 217-221.
RC641.7.S5P56 2002
Praeger handbook of Black American health: policies and issues behind
disparities in health. Edited by Ivor Lensworth Livingston. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn., Praeger,
c2004. 2 v.
Includes bibliographical references.
RA448.5.N4H364 2004
Rawls, George, Frank P. Lloyd, Jr., and Herbert Stern. Managing cancer:
the African American’s guide to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Roscoe,
Ill., Hilton Pub. Co., c2001. 353 p.
Bibliography: p. 329-340.
RC263.R36 2001
Reed, James, and Agiua Heath. Living with diabetes: a guide for patients
and parents. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub. Co., c2005. 221 p.
RC660.4.R435 2004
Reed, James, Neil Shulman, and Charlene Shucker. The Black man’s guide
to good health: essential advice for African American men and their families.
New and rev. ed. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub., c2001. 304 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RA777.8.R44 2001
Reed, James R., and Hilton M. Hudson, II. High blood pressure: the black
man and woman’s guide to living with hypertension. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton,
c2002. 148 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RC685.H8R375 2002
Scott Brown, Carolyn, and Barbara S. Levy. The Black woman’s guide
to menopause: doing menopause with heart and soul. Naperville, Ill., Sourcebooks,
c2003. 252 p.
Bibliography: p. 244-249.
RG186.S414 2003
Smith, George Edmond. Taking care of our own: the Black American’s
guide to family medicine. Roscoe, Ill., Hilton Pub. Co., 2004. 307 p.
RA778.4.A36S55 2004
Walker, Marcellus A., and Kenneth B. Singleton. Natural health for African
Americans: the physicians’ guide. New York, Warner Books, c1999. 349
p.
Bibliography: p. 313-314.
RA448.5.N4W35 1999
Compiled by Denise Dempsey
February 2006 |