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September 2002, Vol 92, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1387-1388
© 2002 American Public Health Association

LETTER

STOVER RESPONDS

Gabriel N. Stover, MPA

Gabriel N. Stover is Feature Editor of the Journal. Requests for reprints should be sent to Gabriel N. Stover, MPA, Harlem Health Promotion Center, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 600 W 168th St, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10032 (e-mail: gs2008{at}columbia.edu).

Thank you for writing. The special issue dedicated to the health of women of color was surely a labor of love. While it would have been impossible to include all subjects related to the health of women of color, studies about end-of-life care or palliative care are still missing from the literature.

End-of-life care has often been overlooked in public health and traditional medical models as we struggle with health education and prevention and treatment of disease. Our focus on populations at the earlier and middle stages of life results in a tendency to overlook the understanding of what is needed for and during the end of life. As you mentioned in your letter, women of color—in particular African American women—tend to die "in pain and alone" and, I would add, not knowing what resources are available to smooth the transition. In addition, the burden borne by women of color as caretakers affects their health in a multitude of ways, increasing physical and mental stress as well as placing a financial strain on the families. You are right: we still have a lot to learn.

One of our goals with the April issue was to advance the research done in and with communities of color, most specifically research on women. We hope that each subsequent issue of the Journal will provide space for the needed attention to our growing symphony of diversity.




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