Society of Primary Care Policy Fellows

Resources for Primary Care

See what these former leaders of the HRSA, DHHS Bureau of Primary Health Care and Bureau of Health Professions, respectively, have written...

Prime Time: The African American Woman's Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness
by Marilyn H. Gaston, MD and Gayle K. Porter, PsyD (One World, Ballantine Publishing Group, NY, 2001)
This is a comprehensive health source book for middle-aged African American women. It is also a useful resource to health care providers in offering insight into why black women run a high risk of developing heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes and the beliefs that may hinder their optimal health. This book is available to purchase on Amazon.com and in bookstores.

Big Doctoring in America: Profiles in Primary Care by Fitzhugh Mullan, MD tells the story of practitioners from all walks of American health care life and describes the history and future of primary care. Go to http://bigdoctoring.com for scenes and information from the book. The book is available to purchase on Amazon.com and in bookstores.