March 2010 Teleconference

About the Book

The Latina Guide to Health

Until recently, little was known about Latina health. The government did not even collect statistics on causes of death among Hispanics before 1989. Since then, research has yielded a wealth of new information. The most surprising is that even though Latinas have high rates of diabetes and are more likely to be overweight than non-Hispanic white women, Latinas have lower rates of heart disease, lower rates of stroke, and live longer than non-Hispanic white women, rich or poor. Nevertheless, the health messages Latinas receive are still the same as those of the general population--or worse--focus only on the disparities. These messages do not match the experiences of Latinas nor do they not take into account Latinas' strengths and assets.

No other book addresses this hot topic. Written by Jane L. Delgado, the nation's leading expert on Hispanic health, The Latina Guide to Health features cutting-edge medical information as well as "consejos" (conversational advice) throughout. Authoritative and accessible, this guide includes an A-Z "Health facts" section on everything from alcoholism and asthma to depression, diabetes, lupus, and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as sidebars, charts, and website resources. 

(Published by
Random House)

About the Author

Jane L. Delgado, Ph.D., M.S. is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's largest organization of health and human service providers to Hispanics. She came to her position at the Alliance after serving in the Immediate Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Prior to working for DHHS she held a variety of positions including Children's Talent Coordinator for Sesame Street from 1973 to 1975. A practicing clinical psychologist, Delgado is also the author of !Salud! A Latina's Guide to Total Health. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband Mark and daughter Elizabeth. 

About the Guest Interviewer

Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger is founder of Hispanic Food Communications, Inc. She is a bilingual registered and licensed dietitian with more than 18 years of experience in consumer communications. She consults with companies and not-for-profits in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries regarding nutrition, cooking and health.

Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger is a skilled media representative, with numerous television, radio and internet credits. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN en Español, America TeVe, Telemundo and Univision, where she is a frequent guest on popular programs such as “Despierta America,” "Noticiero Telemundo Chicago," and "En Contexto."

Sylvia is the nutritionist on "Hispanics Today," a nationally syndicated news and lifestyle television program.  She has also been a guest nutritionist on many Hispanic radio talk shows, and is a frequent guest on the Valder Beebe Show.

Sylvia has presented at hundreds of conferences, most recently at the Women's Conference in Tabasco, Mexico and the Global Conference on Health and Lifestyle (Geneva, Switzerland) sponsored by the World Health Organization. Other conferences include: The International Association of Culinary Professionals; Conference of La Cumbre de las Américas de Nutrición y Salud; School Nutrition Association (SNA); National Association of Bilingual Educators (NABE); LULAC; MANA; MAOF; COMADRES; and 2006 National Hispanic Women’s Conference.

About the Book

Parents Who Cheat

In Parents Who Cheat, Ana Nogales, Ph.D., combines her reflections from her thirty-five years of clinical practice with her current research, which includes an unprecedented 'Parents Who Cheat Survey,' to reveal the profound effects on children and adult children wehn one parent betrays the other.

• What are the emotional consequences for the child—young or adult—when his or her parent cheats?
• What does infidelity teach children, and is there a difference between how boys and girls process and react to the circumstances?
• How can parents undergoing an infidelity crisis help their child cope with his or her reactions?
• How might adult children deal with their own parental infidelity-related issues?

Parents Who Cheat explains how a child's perception of love and marriage can be forever altered, how self-esteem and trust are often severely damaged, and why adult children whose parents were unfaithful often choose unfaithful partners or become unfaithful themselves. Ana Nogales offers advice and practical solutions and points the way toward healing, forgiveness, and healthier and more trusting relationships with parents and partners.

(Published by Health Communications Inc)

About the Author

Dr. Ana Nogales is a clinical psychologist with years of experience helping clients whose lives have been impacted by parental infidelity. She is the founder of Nogales Psychological Counseling, Inc. and Clinical Director of the nonprofit organization that she founded, Casa de la Familia, established for victims of crime.  She practices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, supervising a clinical program of forty bilingual-bicultural mental health professionals. The author of Latina Power! and Dr. Ana Nogales' Book of Love, Sex, and Relationships, Dr. Nogales is also a well known media expert who has hosted her own television and radio programs and written an ongoing column for La Opinion, the country's #1 Spanish language newspaper, as well as other media outlets.  Featured at workshops and conferences throughout the United States and Latin America, including at the Omega Institute and the Women's Foundation, Dr. Nogales appeared with Nobel Prize Laureate, Rigoberta Menchu Tum at the 2007 Women, Power and Peace Conference.

Laura Golden Bellotti is a writer and book editor with more than twenty years of experience. She has written extensively about parenting for United Parenting Publications, which includes LA Parent, New York Family,and Seattle's Child magazines.

About the Guest Interviewer

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