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. 

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.

About the Authors

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.

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.

About the Guest Interviewer

Dr. Mercedes Martinez is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who always has worked in under-served communities of Chicago. Currently she works at the Pilsen Wellness Center and  Lutheran Social Services, is on faculty with the American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, and with Northwestern University providing annual training of child fellows on multicultural diversity and career development.

Dr. Mercedes Martinez has assisted in coordinating presentations for the International Hispanic/Latino Mental Health Conference since completing her child fellowship program at the University of Illinois School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine and Science (formerly known as Chicago Medical School).  She is board certified from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry.

The American Psychiatric Association produced a documentary video called, "Real Psychiatry, Doctors in Action"  that featured four child psychiatrists, one of which  was Dr. Martinez, which went on to win the 2005 Cine Spring Golden Eagle Award in science and technology. She also was one of five women to receive a 2008 "Sor Juana Women of Achievement" Award from the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Illinois. She continues to be very involved in her community and raising her three children, Tatiana, Emilio and Luis, which are her greatest achievements.