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Title:

Cultural proficiency in addressing health disparities / edited by Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, Cynthia T. Cook, Richard L. O'Brien.

Publisher:

Jones and Bartlett Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xvi, 433 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Health services accessibility--United States.
Cultural awareness--United States.
Minorities--Health and hygiene--United States.
Healthcare Disparities--United States.
Cultural Competency--United States.
Minority Health--ethnology--United States.

Other Authors:

Kosoko-Lasaki, Sade.
Cook, Cynthia Theresa.
O'Brien, Richard L.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Addressing health disparities : the Hispanic perspective / Ann V. Millard ... [et al.] -- Race/ethnicity, trust, and health disparities : trustworthiness, ethics, and action / John R. Stone, Annette Dula -- Justness, healthcare, and health disparities / Judith Lee Kissell -- The role of academic medical centers in the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities / M. Roy Wilson, Vanessa Gamble -- Nursing perspectives in addressing health disparities / Valda Ford -- Full circle : the qualified medical interpreter in the culturally competent healthcare system / Janet E. Bonet -- Cultural proficiency : challenges for health professionals / Richard L. O'Brien -- Cultural competency research : description of a methodology, part I / Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, Cynthia T. Cook -- Cultural competency instrument : a description of a methodology, part II / Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, Cynthia T. Cook -- Statistical models in health disparities research / Gleb Haynatzki, Vera Haynatzka -- Addressing health disparities : the Hispanic perspective / Ann V. Millard ... [et al.] --
Conclusion : Global and domestic health disparities : possible solutions / Cynthia T. Cook, Richard L. O'Brien, Sade Kosoko-Lasaki. Addressing health disparities in immigrant populations in the United States / Patti Patterson, Gordon Gong -- Minority attitudes and perception of health care : a comparison of comments from a cultural competency questionnaire and focus group discussion / Cynthia T. Cook -- Health disparities : the Nebraska perspective / Raponzil L. Drake, Anthony Zhang, Diane Lowe -- Cultural proficiency and health disparity : the St. Louis, Missouri perspective / Michael T. Railey -- Health disparities in the pediatric age group / Cristina Fernandez, Cathy Hudson, Karl S. Roth -- Addressing health care in communities / Ethel Williams, Frank T. Peak -- The relevance of economics for public policies in multidisciplinary health disparities research / Albert A. Okunade, Chutima Suraratdecha -- Conclusion : Global and domestic health disparities : possible solutions / Cynthia T. Cook, Richard L. O'Brien, Sade Kosoko-Lasaki.

ISBN:

076375174X (pbk.)
9780763751746 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2008022734

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)