Salud!: Guia Para La Salud Integral de La Mujer Latina: Mente y Espiritu
Jane L. Delgado, National Hispanic Women's Health Initiat. Harper Perennial, $20 (432pp) ISBN 978-0-06-095261-7
A guide to women's health written by and for Latinas with the guidance of the National Hispanic Women's Health Initiative, this book integrates the personal aspects of Latinas' lives with reliable information on their reproductive health and common conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and breast and cervical cancer. Diet, weight modification, and exercise information in the final section bring the picture of Latina health full circle. A new edition in Spanish is planned for this January.
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Reviewed on: 12/30/1996
Genre: Nonfiction