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010 a| 98008470;

020 a| 0826411215;

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049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| RA448.5.B53b| T68 1998;

100 1 a| Townes, Emilie Maureen,d| 1955-=| ^A331363;

245 10 a| Breaking the fine rain of death :b| African American health issues and a womanist ethic of care /c| Emilie M. Townes.;

260 a| New York :b| Continuum,c| 1998.;

300 a| 214 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-203) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction and acknowledgments: to heal the wounded spirit -- Context and pretext. The formfulness of communal lament -- Fragmented efforts: health care in the United States -- Shutting down America when collard greens started tasting like water: black health and health care in the United States -- Exploring health and health care in black America. "The doctor ain't taking no sticks": the Tuskegee syphilis study -- It's not always just in her head: African American women, health, and health care -- And all the colored folks is cursed: the impact of HIV/AIDS on African Americans -- Communal repentance. Wounded in the house of a friend: models of care in the African American community -- Searching for paradise in a world of theme parks: a womanist ethic of care and healing.;

650 0 a| African Americansx| Health and hygienex| Moral and ethical aspects.=| ^A1748;

650 0 a| African Americansx| Medical carex| Moral and ethical aspects.=| ^A8737;

650 0 a| African Americansx| Health and hygienev| Cross-cultural studies.=| ^A1748;

650 0 a| African Americansx| Medical carev| Cross-cultural studies.=| ^A8737;

650 0 a| Health services accessibilityz| United Statesv| Cross-cultural studies.=| ^A9783;

994 a| E0b| ERE;

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Breaking the fine rain of death African American health issues and a womanist ethic of care / Emilie M. Townes.

Author/creator	Townes, Emilie Maureen, 1955-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Continuum, 1998.
Description	214 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	African Americans--Health and hygiene. --Moral and ethical aspects. African Americans--Medical care. --Moral and ethical aspects. African Americans--Health and hygiene. --Cross-cultural studies. African Americans--Medical care. --Cross-cultural studies. Health services accessibility--United States. --Cross-cultural studies.

Contents	Introduction and acknowledgments: to heal the wounded spirit -- Context and pretext. The formfulness of communal lament -- Fragmented efforts: health care in the United States -- Shutting down America when collard greens started tasting like water: black health and health care in the United States -- Exploring health and health care in black America. "The doctor ain't taking no sticks": the Tuskegee syphilis study -- It's not always just in her head: African American women, health, and health care -- And all the colored folks is cursed: the impact of HIV/AIDS on African Americans -- Communal repentance. Wounded in the house of a friend: models of care in the African American community -- Searching for paradise in a world of theme parks: a womanist ethic of care and healing.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-203) and index.
LCCN	98008470
ISBN	0826411215

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