Black Women's Wellness: Your "I've Got This!" Guide to Health, Sex, and Phenomenal Living

Dr. Melody T. McCloud, an award-winning obstetrician-gynecologist, has written an essential guide to help Black women lead happier, healthier lives. Despite technological advances, insurance, education, and medical access, Black women still carry the highest incidence and worst prognosis for many conditions, including cancer, heart disease, and maternal mortality. This book addresses unique issues such as negative media stereotypes, general racism, and psycho-social factors and provides professional medical advice, sexology, sociology, psychology, pop culture, and personal responsibility. It encourages Black women to reach high, empower themselves with knowledge, and not let the legacy of dismal statistics deter their successful journey to health and happiness.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 24 January 2023
Publisher: Sounds True Inc

For far too long, Black women have endured worse health-care outcomes than other women, and a change is long overdue. In her groundbreaking book, Black Womens Wellness, award-winning obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Melody T. McCloud offers an indispensable and empowering guide to help Black women lead happier, healthier lives. Despite technological advances, insurance, education, and medical access, Black women continue to bear the highest incidence and worst prognosis for numerous conditions, including cancer, heart disease, and maternal mortality. Moreover, they face ongoing and often overlooked psycho-social factors, ranging from negative media stereotypes to systemic racism, that negatively impact their physical well-being. Dr. McCloud addresses these unique issues and more, providing personal anecdotes and a wealth of knowledge to empower readers to take charge of their health like never before. Written in an easy-to-understand, conversational tone, Black Womens Wellness is filled with professional medical advice, sexology, sociology, psychology, dashes of pop culture, and doses of personal responsibility. A groundbreaking resource for Black women of all ages, this book encourages readers to reach for the stars, empower themselves with knowledge, and refuse to let the legacy of dismal statistics deter their successful journey to health and happiness.

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 229 x 191 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781683648765