Cultural diversity in health & illness
By: Rachel E. Spector
Edition: 6th ed
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
Subjects: Transcultural medical care -- United States; Health attitudes -- United States; Transcultural nursing -- United States
Other titles: Cultural diversity in health and illness
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-363) and index
Table of contents: title: Cultural heritage and history; title: Diversity; title: Health and illness; title: Health traditions; title: Healing traditions; title: Familial health traditions; title: Health care delivery and issues; title: Health and illness in the American Indian and Alaska native population; title: Health and illness in the Asian population; title: Health and illnes in the Black population; title: Health and illness in the Hispanic population; title: Health and illness in the white population