Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion

by Editor: Miguel A Perez; Editor: Raffy R Luquis

• ISBN13: 9780470393048
• ISBN10: 0470393041
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. The first in a new series of book to be published by Jossey-Bass and the American Association for Health Education, this text describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues. The volume editors and their contributors, all experts in this field, cover 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. Useful for both undergraduate and graduate students in the field of health education and health promotion, school health, public health, preventive medicine, nursing, and allied health fields, the publication is essential reading for those learning or practicing health education and health promotion.

Table of Contents

Foreword

The Editors

The Contributors

Acknowledgments

Changing U.S. Demographics: Challenges and Opportunities For Health Educators

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Demographic Shifts

Demographics of Racial and Ethnic Groups

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Study

Key Terms

Disparities In Health Among Racial And Ethnic Groups: Implications For Health Education

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Health Disparities by Condition and Treatment

Health Disparities by Ethnic Group

Health Disparities and Health Education

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Study

Key Terms

Cultural Competence and Health Education

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Defining Cultural Competence

Related and Discipline-Specific Cultural Competence Principles

Culturally Competent Practices in Diverse Settings

Issues, Concerns, and Strategies in Multicultural Training

The Counseling Role in Health Education

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Study

Key Terms

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Culturally Competent Health Education

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Use of CAM

Definitions of Concepts in Nontraditional Healing

Modalities of CAM

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Application to Health Education

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Study

Key Terms

A Spiritually Grounded and Culturally Responsive Approach to Health Education

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Defining Spirituality

Spirituality and Culture in Health Education, Spirituality and Health: Rooted in Example

Educating for Health and Wholeness in Context

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Study

Key Terms

Health Education Theoretical Models and Multicultural Populations

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Models for Assessing Cultural Competence

Models for Developing Health Education Programs

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Study

Key Terms

Developing Culturally Appropriate Needs Assessments and Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation for Health Education and Promotion Programs

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Identifying Cultural Factors Affecting Health Education

Conducting Needs Assessments in Culturally Diverse Groups

Planning and Implementing Culturally Appropriate Programs

Designing Culturally Appropriate Evaluations

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Studies

Key Terms

Communication and Cultural Competence

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Communication and Culture

Communication and Cultural Competence

Historical Perspectives on Communication Across Cultures

Communicating Across Cultures About Health and Disease

Communication and Personal Health

Communication and Community Health

Communication and Marketing Techniques

Communication Patterns and Language Barriers

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Case Study

Key Terms

Toward A Culturally Competent Health Education Workforce

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Cultural Competence and Professional Preparation Programs

Cultural Competence and the Work Setting

Conclusion

Points to Remember

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