Titre : | A Health Handbook for Women With Disabilities | Type de document : | texte imprimé | Auteurs : | MAXWELL, Jane ; J. Watts BELSER ; Darlena DAVID | Editeur : | HESPERIAN FOUNDATION | Année de publication : | 2007 | Importance : | 406 p. | Présentation : | couv. ill. en coul. | Format : | Moyen | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-242364-50-7 | Langues : | Anglais | Catégories : | HANDICAPE MENTAL HANDICAPE PHYSIQUE MORTALITE INFANTILE PARALYSIE SANTE SANTE DE LA FEMME SANTE DE LA MERE SANTE DE LA MERE ET DE L'ENFANT SANTE DE LA REPRODUCTION
| Index. décimale : | 800 SANTE GENERALITES | Résumé : | Women with disabilities often discover that the social stigma of disability and inadequate care are greater barriers to health than the disabilities themselves. A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities will help women with disabilities, overcome these barriers and improve their general health, self-esteem, and abilities to care for themselves and participate in their communities. This practical and informative book is not a medical text describing disabilities, nor is it a rehabilitation manual. Full of useful advice and suggestions, it was developed with the help and experience of women with disabilities in 42 countries - women whose disabilities include blindness, deafness, amputations, paralysis, learning difficulties, small stature, epilepsy, arthritis, and cerebral palsy. Topics include : -organizing for disability-friendly health care -how to care for daily needs with limited access to equipment -having healthy and safe sexual relationships -which family planning methods work best for which disabililties -pregnancy and childbirth -how to defend against violence or abuse. | Permalink : | http://enda-cremed.org/bpd/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9611 |
A Health Handbook for Women With Disabilities [texte imprimé] / MAXWELL, Jane ; J. Watts BELSER ; Darlena DAVID . - [S.l.] : HESPERIAN FOUNDATION, 2007 . - 406 p. : couv. ill. en coul. ; Moyen. ISSN : 978-0-242364-50-7 Langues : Anglais Catégories : | HANDICAPE MENTAL HANDICAPE PHYSIQUE MORTALITE INFANTILE PARALYSIE SANTE SANTE DE LA FEMME SANTE DE LA MERE SANTE DE LA MERE ET DE L'ENFANT SANTE DE LA REPRODUCTION
| Index. décimale : | 800 SANTE GENERALITES | Résumé : | Women with disabilities often discover that the social stigma of disability and inadequate care are greater barriers to health than the disabilities themselves. A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities will help women with disabilities, overcome these barriers and improve their general health, self-esteem, and abilities to care for themselves and participate in their communities. This practical and informative book is not a medical text describing disabilities, nor is it a rehabilitation manual. Full of useful advice and suggestions, it was developed with the help and experience of women with disabilities in 42 countries - women whose disabilities include blindness, deafness, amputations, paralysis, learning difficulties, small stature, epilepsy, arthritis, and cerebral palsy. Topics include : -organizing for disability-friendly health care -how to care for daily needs with limited access to equipment -having healthy and safe sexual relationships -which family planning methods work best for which disabililties -pregnancy and childbirth -how to defend against violence or abuse. | Permalink : | http://enda-cremed.org/bpd/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9611 |
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