Judy Scales-Trent

Women of color and health: issues of gender, community, and power.

America is the land of modem medical technology, skilled surgeons, miracle medicines, and state-of-the-art medical facilities. It is also the land where access to even adequate health care is not available to all. In this article, I will look at the health issues that affect women of color, a group of Americans disfavored by virtue of their sex and racial or ethnic background. What are their health issues? And how are these issues connected with other concerns of the communities of people of color around the country? By placing them in this context, I hope to make visible the issues of women who are themselves barely visible in this country. I will then address the issue of the limited research on health issues of women of color and