Multicultural health /
Ritter, Lois A.,
Multicultural health / Lois A. Ritter, EdD, MS, MA, MS-HCA, PMP, Consultant, Health and Education, Donald H. Graham, Attorney and Consultant, Human Services. - Second edition. - Burlington, MA : ones & Bartlett Learning, 2017. - xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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
9781284021028 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Cultural Competency
Culturally Competent Care
Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cross-Cultural Comparison Cross-cultural studies Cultural Competency Culturally Competent Care Ethnic groups Ethnicity Études transculturelles Groupes ethniques Services transculturels de santé États-Unis Transcultural medical care Transcultural medical care United States United States ethnic groups
Ethnic Groups
United States
362.1089
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Multicultural health / Lois A. Ritter, EdD, MS, MA, MS-HCA, PMP, Consultant, Health and Education, Donald H. Graham, Attorney and Consultant, Human Services. - Second edition. - Burlington, MA : ones & Bartlett Learning, 2017. - xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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
9781284021028 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Cultural Competency
Culturally Competent Care
Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cross-Cultural Comparison Cross-cultural studies Cultural Competency Culturally Competent Care Ethnic groups Ethnicity Études transculturelles Groupes ethniques Services transculturels de santé États-Unis Transcultural medical care Transcultural medical care United States United States ethnic groups
Ethnic Groups
United States
362.1089
W 21