Surviving in the Hour of Darkness (PDF)

Surviving in the Hour of Darkness:The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women addresses the health issues - physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual - of black women, First Nations women, and other women of colour. The book is a collection of scholarly essays, case studies, personal essays, poetry, and prose written by over 45 contributors. It illustrates, through the voices of many women, that gender, religious, cultural, and class background strongly influence how one experiences illness, how and when one is diagnosed, and how one is treated within the healthcare system. The book also focuses on the need for cultural sensitivity and inclusiveness in the delivery of health services. Surviving in the Hour of Darkness :The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women aims to promote and generate knowledge with and about minority women while identifying key strategies for promoting their health, thus contributing to a broader understanding of how the experience of being a minority woman affects one's health and well-being. With Contributions By:
Byllye Y. Avery
Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Dr. Ana Bodnar
Shirley Brozzo
Nora Burrell
Bishakha Chowdhury
LindaCornwell
Charmaine Crawford
Karen Flynn
Randa Hammadieh
CiajDiannHarris
Layla Hassan
Troy Hunter
Rolanda C. Kane
Rosamond S. King
Heather MacLeod
Kristine Maitland
Marisa Marharaj
Notisha Massaquoi
Naomi North
Sima Qadeer
Talata Reeves
Carla R. Ribeiro
Ingrid Rivera
Anakana Schofield
Beldan Sezen
Farah M. Shroff
Neeta Singh
Lorraine Thomas
Roxane Tracey
Wendy Vincent
Vera M. Wabegijig
Ingrid Waldron
Pitche Wasayananung
Crystal E. Wilkinson
Gitane Williams
Judith K. Witherow
Valerie Wood