Health of women with intellectual disabilities
2002
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Review: "Women comprise more than half the worldwide population of persons with an intellectual disability. They belong to the most vulnerable sections of society and merit special attention from the health and social care sectors. This book draws on expert contributions from a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals to assess and articulate the health requirements of the female intellectual disability community. What risks do women with an intellectual disability face? How can we develop and enhance their familial and social roles? Using a broad research foundation, this book suggests answers for practitioners, researchers, students and advocates involved in this progressive field."--BOOK JACKET.
Main title:
Health of women with intellectual disabilities / edited by Patricia Noonan Walsh and Tamar Heller.
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Imprint:
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Company, c2002.
Collation:
xiii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"IASSID"--Cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Women's Health -- Pt. 1. The Context of Health -- 1. Women's Health: A Contextual Approach / Patricia Noonan Walsh -- 2. Reproductive and Physical Health / Henny M. J. van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, Nicole Schupf and Kristiina Patja -- 3. Women Aging with Intellectual Disabilities: What are the Health Risks? / Deborah J. Anderson -- Pt. 2. Health Status and Trends -- 4. Women's Mental Health / Yona Lunsky and Susan M. Havercamp -- 5. Sterilization and Sexual Control / Pamela Block -- 6. Sexuality / Michelle McCarthy -- 7. Parenting / Susan L. Parish -- 8. Social Roles and Informal Support Networks in Mid Life and Beyond / Christine Bigby -- Pt. 3. Promoting Health -- 9. Health and Aging Issues for Women in Their Own Voices / Carol J. Gill and Allison A. Brown -- 10. Risk and Vulnerability: Dilemmas for Women / Patricia Noonan Walsh and Glynis H. Murphy -- 11. Health Promotion and Women / Tamar Heller and Beth Marks -- 12. Building Health Supports for Women / Mary McCarron and Kathryn Pekala Service -- 13. Approaches for Health Education and Politics in Health and Social Care / Margaret Flynn and Sheila Hollins -- 14. Men's Health: 'The Female of the Species is More Healthy than the Male' / Mike Kerr.
ISBN:
9781405101035 (paperback)
Dewey class:
362.2082
Language:
English
Subject:
Learning disabled women -- Health and hygienePrimary health care -- Case studiesHealth promotionWomen with mental disabilities -- Health and hygieneDiscrimination against people with disabilities -- AustraliaIntellectual disabilityDiscrimination against people with disabilitiesWomen -- Health and hygiene
BRN:
360103
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | NADO Collection | 362.2082 HEA | Available |