Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion

Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion
ISBN-10
1118347498
ISBN-13
9781118347492
Series
Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion
Category
Medical
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2013-12-31
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Miguel A. Perez, Raffy R. Luquis

Description

Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion, 2nd edition, examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. Edited and written by a stellar list of contributors who are experts in field, this book describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues. The authors cover a wide range of topics including demographics, disparities, complementary and alternative medicine, spiritually grounded approaches, multicultural populations, culturally competent needs assessment and planning, communication, workforce, program planning, aging, sexual orientation, and future challenges. This edition has substantially expanded coverage on working with diverse groups, social determinants of health, spirituality, theoretical models for multicultural populations, planning and program evaluation, and aging, with new content includes coverage of disability and health literacy. This edition also reflects the latest standards for Certified Health Education Specialist certification and national standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), from Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health

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