From the Book - First edition.
Part one. The erasure, the erosion, and the withstanding --
Is working hard and playing by the rules the cure for what ails us? --
Stress and the human biological canvas --
Distressed genes and weathered cells --
Mothers and babies in jeopardy --
Collectively weathering weathering --
Killing us stealthily : the weathering effects of racialized social identity --
Weathering for success : age against the machine --
Social policy and the assault on black family life --
Part two. The way forward --
Think biopsychosocially : address the stealth inequities that surround us --
Think holistically : transcend departments, compartments, and determinants --
Do not erase oppressed stakeholders : do nothing about us without us --
Reorient public health science and practice to better address the needs of working-and reproductive-age adults --
Recognize all our fates are linked.
