Title: Cultural diversity in health & illness /
Authors: Spector, Rachel E., 1940-
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Health Status; Delivery of Health Care; Attitude to Health ethnology; Attitude of Health Personnel; Cultural Diversity; Health attitudes United States.; Transcultural medical care United States.; Transcultural nursing United States.; Attitudes à l'égard de la santé États-Unis.; Santé, Services transculturels de États-Unis.; Soins infirmiers transculturels États-Unis.; Enfermagem transcultural Estados unidos.; Saúde pública.; Cultural Diversity United States.; Attitude of Health Personnel United States.; Attitude to Health ethnology United States.; Delivery of Health Care United States.; Health Status United States.; United States
Abstract: "Written for all health care providers, this text promotes awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from culturally diverse backgrounds. The author through discussions of her own experiences, shows how cultural heritage can affect delivery and acceptance of health care and how professionals, when interacting with their clients, need to be aware of these issues in order to deliver safe and professional care. Traditional and alternative health care beliefs and practices from Asian American, African American, Hispanic, and American Indian perspectives are represented."--Jacket.
Contents: 11. Health and illness in the Hispanic population -- Background -- Mexicans -- Puerto Ricans -- 12. Health and illness in the white population -- Background -- Italian Americans -- German Americans -- Polish Americans -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Selected key terms related to cultural diversity in health and illness -- Appendix B. Suggested course outline -- Appendix C. Suggested course activities -- Appendix D. Heritage assessment tool -- Appendix E. Quick guide for CulturalCare -- Appendix F. Data resources -- Appendix G. Networks : selected health-related organizations -- Appendix H. Folklife centers.