Multicultural Health

by Alan E Mikesky, Nancy Hoffman, Lisa A. Burgoon, et al.

Fully updated and expanded, the Second Edition of Multicultural Health serves as a comprehensive guide for healthcare workers in any cultural community. Focusing on differences in cultural beliefs about health and illness, and models for cross-cultural health and communication, this text helps students and professionals learn effective ways to implement health promotion programs and program evaluation across cultures.- NEW - Full color design and art program- NEW - A Student Activity added to each chapter to challenge student comprehension.- NEW - Two new Feature Boxes Added to each chapter titled, What do you think? and Did you Know?, to engage readers and enhance critical thinking.- NEW - Chapter 3, Worldview and Health Decisions provides information about the ways that worldview and communication impacts health, the provision of health services, health care decisions, and communication

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284021025
• ISBN13: 9781284021028
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 8.9"