Health and Social Issues of Native American Women

by Jennie R. Joe (Editor), Francine C. Gachupin (Editor)

Overview

Health and Social Issues of Native American Women is the first book that specifically explores and discusses health and related social issues within the world of Native American women, providing strong historical and cultural perspectives as well as other contextual information that is often missing or misrepresented in other works about Native American women.

Comprising contributions from mostly Native American women scholars, the work presents key background information on native women's health, health care delivery systems, and sociocultural history, and its chapters address the changing role of native women in Alaska and other parts of Indian country. Each author taps her specific area of expertise and knowledge to spotlight specific native women's health problems, such as nutrition, aging, domestic violence, diabetes, and substance abuse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313397141
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/20/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	289
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jennie R. Joe, PhD, MPH, MA, is professor emeritus in family and community medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Francine C. Gachupin, PhD, MPHH, CIP, is operations manager of the Human Research Protection Office at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

Table of Contents

Foreword Judith Salmon Kaur vii

Acknowledgments xi

Chapter 1 Introduction: Native American Women, Health, and Social Issues Jennie R. Joe Francine C. Gachupin 1

Chapter 2 Interpretation of Changing and Diverse Roles of Native American Women in Light of Twenty-First-Century Lived Experience Teresa D. LaFromboise Bayley J. Marquez 9

Chapter 3 Alaska Native Women: 40 Years of Sociocultural Change Rosita Kaahani Worl 35

Chapter 4 The Impact of Federal Government Policies on American Indian and Alaska Native Health Care Terry M. Maresca 55

Chapter 5 Health Disparity: The Morbidity and Mortality Picture Linda Burhansstipanov 79

Chapter 6 Becoming an Elder: Native Women and Aging Emily A. Haozous R. Turner Gains 101

Chapter 7 Addressing Food Security and Food Sovereignty in Native American Communities Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan 113

Chapter 8 The Struggle with the Devastation of Diabetes Jennie R. Joe 133

Chapter 9 Domestic Violence in American Indian Communities: Background, Culture, and Legal Issues Mary Rogers Jennifer Giroux 153

Chapter 10 Native American Women: HW/AIDS Risk and Activism Irene S. Vernon 169

Chapter 11 Differences in Cancer Patterns in American Indian and Alaska Native Women across the United States Teshia G. Arambula Solomon Carol Goldtooth-Begay 191

Chapter 12 Three Native Sisters: Being Young and the Need to Fit In Nina S. Wampler Lorenda Belone 217

Chapter 13 Protections to Consider When Engaging American Indians/Alaska Natives in Human Subject Research Francine C. Gachupin 237

Index 265

About the Editors and Contributors 277

Editorial Reviews

Anchored firmly with numerous and weighty references, this text fills a gap in both the feminist literature relating to native women and the scholarly literature concerning the health of Native peoples, especially women.” —Feminist Collections

“This groundbreaking work expressly ties social problems such as poverty and domestic violence to the state of women's health in Indian Country. . . . This rigorous piece of scholarship calls upon those in the forefront of studying the impact of social problems on Native women's health, delivering a thorough assessment.” —Choice

“Those interested in contemporary Native American issues, or readers interested in women's studies, will discover a wealth of information in these essays.” —Library Jourbanal

From the Publisher

Grounded in history and cultural as well as the latest statistical data, the 13 essays in this volume, many written by Native scholars, survey a variety of topics. These include federal government policies related to American Indian and Alaska Native health care; the role of elder women in Native societies; food security; diabetes; domestic violence; HIV/AIDS; cancer; specific Native women's health issues such as aging, domestic violence, and substance abuse; and research techniques and considerations used within the American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Authors highlight the cultural diversity of tribes and point out that this was not always considered by past researchers who often made broad, inaccurate generalizations about Native Americans and their health issues. Each article is comprehensible, even to lay readers, and references are provided at the end of each essay, which facilitates checking sources and encourages further reading. VERDICT Those interested in contemporary Native American issues, or readers interested in women's studies, will discover a wealth of information in these essays.—Patricia Ann Owens, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Mt. Carmel

Library Journal