Health and well-being
Subtitle: a social and cultural perspective
By: editor, Quynh Le .
Series: Public health in the 21st century; Public health in the 21st century series
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781612094878; 9781611226485
Subjects: Ethnology; Health Behavior; HEALTH & FITNESS; Health Care Issues; Public Health; Social medicine; Health Policy; Health Status; Ethnic Groups; Diseases; Disease & Health Issues; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Public health; Socioeconomic Factors; General; Minority Groups; Cultural Characteristics; Health Care Delivery; MEDICAL
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Emotional intelligence and intercultural health care : concept and experience / Quynh Le; title: Education, health, and wellbeing / Dawn Penney; title: Uncovering the ses-health myth : how modern society undermines our achievement of optimal health / Susan A. Korol; title: Cultural stereotypes and metaphors in health : an intercultural communication perspective / Quynh Le; title: Volunteers : reflexive social agents / Christine Stirling; title: Self-identity and risk-taking in adolescents / Derris Wood, Penny Allen, and Quynh Le; title: Social impacts of closure of maternity services in rural areas / Ha Hoang, Quynh Le , and Rosa McManamey; title: Building social capital : a case study : indirect benefits associated with a dental undergraduate clinical placement program / Rosemary J. Cane; title: In praise of meaning : occupational predictors of longevity / Susan A. Korol and Rachel K. Baker; title: Social determinants of overweight and obesity / Quynh Le , Cecilia Chiu, and Au Bich Thuy; title: Staying healthy : the case of cotton and cane growers in Australia / Karen Willis ... [et al.]; title: Health, wellbeing, and community involvement of older people in rural Scotland / Jane Farmer ... [et al.].; title: Accessing cultural expressions of 'being' and trauma through phenomenological investigation with male African entrants to Tasmania, Australia; title: / Andrew J. Harris; title: Maternity care experiences of Asia ethnic minorities in rural Tasmania, Australia : a mixed methods study / Ha Hoang, Quynh Le , and Sue Kilpatrick; title: International students : their health and education journey / Yun Yue and Quynh Le; title: Hepatitis C knowledge and beliefs among culturally and linguistically diverse drug users / Penny Allen and Lisa Maher; title: Health and wellbeing issues facing intermarried Filipino women in rural Tasmania / Chona Hannah and Quynh Le; title: Does culture affect one's view of health informatics? : a study of the Vietnamese migrants in Australia / Quynh Le  and Cecilia Chiu; title: Innovating community engagement in rural health : a quali-quantitative research method / Erica Bell; title: Engaging local communities in primary health data collection : a case study in the Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania / Quynh Le  ... [et al.]; title: Methodological considerations for health and wellness research with older adults / Tony Barnett and Sonia Allen; title: Shortcomings in publicly available healthcare data for older Australians / Gerard Gill; title: How well does e-health work? : a question of evaluation / Quynh Le  and Cecilia Chiu; title: Research awareness in intercultural discourse : a sociolinguistic perspective / Quynh Le .