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Titre :	Minority women and advocacy for women's health. Commentary. (2001)
Auteurs :	Shiriki-K KUMANYIKA ; Christiaan-B MORSSINK ; Marion NESTLE
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 91, n° 9, 2001)
Pagination :	1383-1388
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Homme ; Femme ; Etat santé ; Race ; Ethnie ; Sexe ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Amérique du Nord
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS Jx7KR0xq. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. minority health issues involve racial/ethnic disparities that affect both women and men. However, women's health advocacy in the United States does not consistently address problems specific to minor'women. The underlying evolution and political strength of the women's health and minority health more ments differ profoundly. Women of color comprise only one quarter of women's health movement constituents and are, on average, socioeconomically disadvantaged. Potential alliances may be inhibited by vestiges of historical racial and social divisions that detract from feelings of commonality and mutual support. Nevertheless, insufficient attention to minority women's issues undermines the legitimacy of the women's health movement and may prevent important advances that can be achieved only when diversity is fully considered.

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