Health matters : a pocket guide to working with diverse cultures and underserved populations

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Title:

Health matters : a pocket guide to working with diverse cultures and underserved populations

Author:

Yehieli, Michele.

ISBN:

9781931930208

Personal Author:

Yehieli, Michele.

Publication Information:

Yarmouth, ME : Intercultural Press, 2005.

Physical Description:

xx, 145 p. ; 21 cm.

Contents:

The immigrant, refugee, and minority health care experience in the United States. America's changing ethnic landscape ; Challenges for health care providers and minorities, immigrants, and refugees -- Culturally appropriate health care. Defining culture ; Categorizing culture groups ; Cultural communication styles -- Becoming more culturally appropriate : general strategies. Guidelines for providers ; Making health organizations more accomodating ; Public health planning for newcomer populations ; Working effectively with interpreters ; Working with low-literacy patients ; Understanding traditional health practices -- The cultural communities. African Americans ; The Amish ; Arab Muslims ; Bosnian refugees ; East African refugees ; East Asian immigrants ; Hispanics ; Indians ; Iranians ; Jews ; Native Americans ; Pacific Islanders ; Russians and Eastern Europeans ; Southeast Asian refugees -- Resources. National resources on minority, immigrant, and refugee health ; National resources on minority aging issues ; Recommended readings on minority, immigrant, and refugee health ; References and other resources ; The Iowa Project EXPORT Center of Excellence on Health Disparities ; The Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration.

Subject Term:

Transcultural medical care.

Minorities -- Medical care -- United States.

Delivery of Health Care -- United States.

Ethnic Groups -- United States.

Cultural Characteristics -- United States.

Added Author:

Grey, Mark A.

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Summary

At last ... an indispensable and practical handbook for health care, social work, and public health professionals who encounter diverse cultures every day.

Immigrant, minority and refugee populations make up a quarter of our population, but special challenges await the doctors, nurses, clinical care providers, social workers, public health professionals and others who care for our diverse population on a daily basis. Some groups lack health insurance, arrive with no medical records or present with unfamiliar conditions. Access to care can be daunting, and often there are significant language barriers. At a fundamental level, basic concepts of what good health is, where disease originates and how to treat illness can vary dramatically from group to group.

Health Matters , based on the highly successful handbook from Iowa that has helped scores throughout the nation and abroad, shows how providers - and their institutions - can achieve a level of cultural competence essential for their work. Included in this comprehensive guide are summaries of the experience of 14 cultural groups; strategies for developing culturally appropriate care; and critical information on the cultural patterns, health practices and underlying belief systems of underserved groups.

Health Matters is an essential guide for anyone delivering health care in our rapidly changing communities.