The changing of US demographic profile : implications for health education / Miguel A. Pérez and Raffy R. Luquis -- Diversity, cultural competence, and health promotion / Raffy R. Luquis and Miguel A. Pérez -- Health equity, health disparities, and social determinants of health : implications for health education / Miguel A. Pérez -- Complementary, alternative, and integrative healing approaches in culturally competent health promotion / Jenette L. Smith and Miguel A. Pérez -- Religion, spirituality, and cultural diversity / Mary A. Garza and Kara N. Zografos -- Theoretical models, assessment frameworks, and multicultural populations / Raffy R. Luquis -- Planning, implementing, and evaluating culturally appropriate health programs / Kathleen G. Allison -- Multicultural health communication / Victor Pedrero, Margarita Bernales, and Paulina Fernández -- Health literacy, health educators, and culturally appropriate health education programs / Miguel A. Pérez -- Aging matters : improving the health status of the older adult population / William H. Dailey Jr. and Chia Thao -- Culture, sexual minorities, and health education / Joan E. Cowdery, Jeffrey Schulz, Samantha Mae Harbison, and Amy Lewis -- People with disabilities : through a cultural lens / Madelyn J. Smith and Jenette L. Smith -- Beyond cultural competency : moving forward in health education and health promotion / Raffy R. Luquis and Miguel A. Pérez.
Summary:
"The authors of Cultural Competency in Health Education and Health Promotion 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. Every chapter of this edition has been updated (highlighted below); these updates include: update/expand demographical information on each selected groups based on the most up-to-date census data, the use of universal design for diverse populations, and provide examples of program to increase health literacy among diverse groups"-- Provided by publisher.
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