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03273aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 905ADBB2EB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210723010030 008 210310t20202020mdu e b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1636766269 020 $a 9781636766263 035 $a (OCoLC)1240907443 040 $a DPL $b eng $e rda $c DPL $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Grigsby, S. Mayumi, $e author. 245 10 $a EmpowHERed health : $b reforming a dismissive healthcare system / $c S. Mayumi "Umi" Grigsby. 246 3 $a Empowered health 264 1 $a [Potomac, Maryland] : $b New Degree Press, $c [2020] 300 $a 317 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographic references. 520 $a "When experiencing health issues, going to the doctor should make you feel better. What happens when it makes you feel worse? In EmpowHERed Health: Reforming a Dismissive Health Care System, author S. Mayumi 'Umi' Grigsby discusses the potential link between negative interactions with health professionals and health inequity with a focus on Black women in US. Spurred by her own experience with doctors who, for years, dismissed her pain, Grigsby was finally vindicated by a doctor who was a woman of color. Confirming her suspicion with a diagnosis of a shocking number of uterine fibroids, Grigsby wondered if other women were being treated similarly. Following interviews with numerous women, she was horrified to discover her mistrust was justified. Grigsby shares her story as well as theirs in the hope of helping others navigate through a health care system that seems to shrug them off. In this book you'll hear from: Reese, who's story shines a light on the inadequacies in sexual health education in public schools; Lyle who shows us that some doctors are not trained to contextualize; Sheila who did everything right for herself and still didn't receive the care she deserved. EmpowHERed speaks to not only Black women but also other marginalized individuals who are looking to feel empowHERed and less alone in their fight against the health care system. The title may be gendered but the message is inclusive. Grigsby asks the question(s): Do you feel empowHERed? If not, would you like to be?"--Back cover. 650 0 $a African American women $x Health and hygiene $z United States. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Medical care $z United States. 650 0 $a Discrimination in medical care $z United States. 650 0 $a Minorities $x Health and hygiene $z United States. 650 0 $a Equality $x Health aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Health care reform $z United States. 650 7 $a African American women $x Health and hygiene. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799455 650 7 $a African Americans $x Medical care. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799638 650 7 $a Discrimination in medical care. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00895105 650 7 $a Equality $x Health aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00914463 650 7 $a Health care reform. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00952850 650 7 $a Minorities $x Health and hygiene. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01023167 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210723015027.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=905ADBB2EB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search