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Diabetes Among the Pima - Stories of Survival (Paperback)
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For the past forty years, the Pima Indians living in the Gila River
Indian Community have been among the most consistently studied
diabetic populations in the world. But despite many medical
advances, the epidemic is continuing and prevalence rates are
increasing. Diabetes among the Pima is the first in-depth
ethnographic volume to delve into the entire spectrum of causes,
perspectives, and conditions that underlie the occurrence of
diabetes in this community. Drawing on the narratives of pregnant
Pima women and nearly ten years work in this community, this book
reveals the Pimas? perceptions and understanding of type 2 and
gestational diabetes, and their experience as they live in the
midst of a health crisis. Arguing that the prenatal period could
offer the best hope for curbing this epidemic, Smith-Morris
investigates many core values informing the Pimas experience of
diabetes: motherhood, foodways, ethnic identity, exercise, attitude
toward health care, and a willingness to seek care. Smith-Morris
contrasts gripping first-person narratives with analyses of several
political, economic, and biomedical factors that influence diabetes
among the Pimas. She also integrates major theoretical explanations
for the disease and illuminates the strengths and weaknesses of
intervention strategies and treatment. An important contribution to
the ongoing struggle to understand and prevent diabetes, this
volume will be of special interest to experts in the fields of
epidemiology, genetics, public health, and anthropology.
"http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/extras/smith-morris/studyguide.php"
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