Most Black women have a regular source of hair care--but not medical care.

Full Abstract

In this issue, Brown, Naman, Homel et al. present the results of an innovative community-based health education program that the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health has conducted in African-American beauty salons since 1996. Black Pearls:
The Health and Beauty of the Black Woman is a beauty-salon-based health education and screening program in Brooklyn, NY that has recently been replicated in West Philadelphia, PA.

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Author information

Author/s: Browne, Ruth C (RC);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Editorial

Journal: Journal of the National Medical Association (J Natl Med Assoc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Oct; vol 98 (issue 10) : pp 1652-3

Dates: Created 2006/10/20; Completed 2006/11/14;

PMID: 17052057, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Humans
Insurance, Health
United States
Women's Health - economics

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