Multicultural Health (eBook)
384 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-5914-4 (ISBN)
Lese- und Medienproben
An Essential Text for Understanding Health Equity Challenges in Health Services Delivery!
This comprehensive resource explores how social, cultural, and structural forces shape health disparities in the US. Grounded in key frameworks, including the social ecological model, cultural and structural competency, and intersectionality, it examines how identity, lived experience, and systemic inequities influence health outcomes. With a strong focus on underserved or marginalized communities, it prepares students and professionals to understand diverse patient populations and deliver culturally responsive, equity-driven care across public health and healthcare settings. Know, use and test your understanding of course content with CourseConnect—an interactive learning platform included with your print purchase.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive guide to understanding the positive impact that cultural competency, cultural humility and lived experience contribute to providing quality health and healthcare services
- Understand real-world challenges and systemic barriers to achieving optimal health to address disparities faced by diverse populations in the US
- Engage with compelling case examples and thought-provoking discussion questions
- Gain unique insights from leading experts, practitioners, and community voices
- Instructor Resources include an Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint slides, a Test Bank, and more
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PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF MULTICULTURAL HEALTH
Chapter 1. Foundations of Multicultural Public Health: The Social Ecological Model, Structural Competency, and Intersectionality by Miranda Sue Terry and Mohamed Kanu
Chapter 2. Cultural Considerations in Health and Healthcare by Elizabeth A. Williams and Charles Williams
Chapter 3. Intersectionality and Public Health Equity by Tokesha Warner, Gina Obiakor, and Miranda Sue Terry
Chapter 4. Measuring Health Disparities Through Epidemiological Data by Jemal Gishe
PART II. APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCING MULTICULTURAL HEALTH
Chapter 5. Health Services and Issues Across Religions: Spiritual Considerations in Health and Healthcare by Christopher Church and Alexis Gatson Heaston
Chapter 6. Health Services and Issues for LGBTQIA2S+ Populations by Matthew Allen
Chapter 7. Mental Health in the United States: Structural Competency, Cultural Context, and the Social Ecological Model by Miranda Sue Terry, Esther Lynch, and Charles Brown
Chapter 8. The US Prison System and Healthcare by Katy Hancock
Chapter 9. Disability and Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Health Access and Structural Challenges Through a Social Ecological Lens by Miranda Sue Terry
Chapter 10. Women's Health and Health Disparities in a Multicultural Context by Tokesha Warner, Gina Obiakor, Yalanda Barner, D'Yuanna Allen Robb, and Miranda Sue Terry
Chapter 11. Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Health Services and Issues by Mohamed Kanu
Chapter 12. Youth and Older Adult Culture in Healthcare by Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, Shannon Mathews, and Elizabeth Brown
Chapter 13. Geographic Disparities in Rural and Urban Health by Miranda Sue Terry, Sanjoy Saha, and Khem Plata
Chapter 14. Putting it All Together: Integrating Public Health Concepts and Frameworks by Ronald Barredo, Mohamed Kanu, and Miranda Sue Terry
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.1.2026 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-5914-1 / 0826159141 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-5914-4 / 9780826159144 |
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