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Cultural Diversity In Health And Illness
Paperback Edition: 9
Promotes an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds
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The ninth edition of Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health care system, consumers, and examples of traditional health
beliefs and practices among selected populations. An essential for any health-care professional, this book sets the standard for cultural perspectives and more importantly HEALTH...the balance of the person, both within ones beingphysical, mental, and spiritualand in the outside worldnatural, communal, and metaphysical. (Terms such as HEALTH are written this way to emphasise holistic meaning.) An emphasis on the influences of recent social, political, and demographic changes helps to explore the issues and perceptions of health and illness today, while introductory and capstone chapters help place material within perspective. Featured in the October 2016 Mostly Medical newsletter.
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Pages : 298
Publisher : Pearson Education
Publication date : 2016-09-15
Subjects: Non-fiction, Medicine, Health And Personal Development