Multicultural health

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Fully updated and expanded, the Second Edition of Multicultural Health serves as a comprehensive guide for healthcare workers in any cultural community. 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 implement health promotion programs and program evaluation across cultures. -- Provided by publisher.

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Title Statements

Full title :Multicultural health / Lois A. Ritter, EdD, MS, MA, MS-HCA, PMP, Consultant, Health and Education, Donald H. Graham, Attorney and Consultant, Human Services.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Jones & Bartlett Learning
Place of Publication:Burlington, MA
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 324 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781284021028, 1284021025
oclc:ocn932587918
LC Classification:RA418.5.T73
Dewey Decimal:362.1089

Unit I: The Foundations: Introduction to multicultural health -- Theories and models related to multicultural health -- Worldview and health decisions -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Religion, rituals and health -- Communication and health promotion in diverse societies. Unit II: Specific Cultural Groups: Hispanic and Latino American populations -- American Indian and Alaskan Native populations -- African American populations -- Asian American populations -- European and Mediterranean American populations -- Nonethnic cultures. Unit III: Looking Ahead: Closing the gap: strategies for eliminating health disparities.

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Cross-Cultural Comparison Cross-cultural studies Cultural Competency Culturally Competent Care ethnic groups Ethnicity Études transculturelles Groupes ethniques Services transculturels de santé -- Éta… Transcultural medical care Transcultural medical care -- United St… United States