Multicultural health

Multicultural health

Multicultural Health serves as a comprehensive guide for healthcare workers in any cultural community. By focusing on differences in cultural beliefs about health and illness and models for cross-cultural health and communication, this text helps students and professionals learn effective ways to im...

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Main Authors: Ritter, Lois A. (Author), Hoffman, Nancy A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2010
Subjects:
Cultural Competency > United States
Delivery of Health Care > United States
Cross-Cultural Comparison > United States
Ethnic Groups > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to multicultural health
  • Cross-cultural concepts of health and illness
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Religion, rituals, and health
  • Multicultural health : legal and ethical impacts
  • Health promotion in diverse societies
  • Hispanic and Latino populations
  • American Indian and Alaska native populations
  • African American populations
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander populations
  • Caucasian American populations
  • Nonethnic populations : lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals ; migrant farmworkers
  • Closing the gap : strategies for eliminating health disparities.

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