Many definitions of holistic health do not include spiritual health the inclusion of spirituality is particularly because of the NBWHP's work in the Black community and is an example of the NBWHP being culturally responsive.

How the NBWHP's Approach to Holistic Health is Culturally Informed

Like the Black Panthers, in Vital Signs and Body and Soul the NBWHP regularly addressed a broad range of health topics and concerns that each have different levels of proximity to disability.
Vital Signs discussed: lupus HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, fibroids, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, depression, chronic illness, cancer (with a focus on breast and ovarian cancer), sickle cell anemia, hypertension, stress, toxic shock syndrome, suicidal ideation, and STDs. 
Body and Soul addressed: addiction, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, lupus, sarcoidosis, sickle cell anemia, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, anxiety disorders (phobias, panic disorder, PTSD, and OCD), depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

The Breadth of Health Topics Addressed by the NBWHP

The first seventeen chapters of Body and Soul focused heavily on reproductive physical health but the second half of the book had chapters on emotional health, self-help, spiritual health, self-love, relationships and their impact on sex, domestic violence, incest, child abuse, HIV/AIDS, and workplace and environmental health hazards. 

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Body and Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being was a self-help book edited by Linda Villarosa and published by the NBWHP in 1994.

Body and Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being

Schalk, Sami. Black Disability Politics, New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781478027003

Black Disability Politics

How Body and Soul Addressed Holistic Health

Vital Signs and Body and Soul discussed the history of practices in Black diasporic cultures that are similar to the botanica - small stores that sell herbal medicine and items central to religious, spiritual and ancestral practices that are common in Latinx communities. There are versions of these practices that are contemporarily used by antiracist and feminist activist organizations.

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