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Table of Contents


	Preface	xi
	About the Author	xvii
	Acknowledgments	xviii
UNIT I	CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS	1
Chapter 1	Building Cultural and Linguistic Competence	3
	National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care	8
	Cultural Competence	11
	Linguistic Competence	11
	Institutional Mandates	12
	CulturalCare	13
Chapter 2	Cultural Heritage and History	19
	Heritage Consistency	20
	Acculturation Themes	29
	Ethnocultural Life Trajectories	32
	Commingling Variables	34
	Cultural Conflict	36
	Cultural Phenomena Affecting Health	37
Chapter 3	Diversity	43
	Census 2010	45
	Immigration	48
	Poverty	54
Chapter 4	Health and Illness	62
	Health	63
	Illness	74
UNIT II	HEALTH DOMAINS	85
Chapter 5	Health Traditions	89
	Health and Illness	91
	Health Traditions Model	92
	Health Protection	95
	Health/HEALTH Care Choices	102
	Folk Medicine	104
	Health/HEALTH Care Philosophies	108
Chapter 6	Healing Traditions	120
	Healing	121
	Ancient Forms of Healing	123
	Religion and HEALING	124
	Healing and Today�s Beliefs	136
	Ancient Rituals Related to the Life Cycle	138
Chapter 7	Familial Health Traditions	158
	Familial Health/HEALTH Traditions	160
	Consciousness Raising	171
Chapter 8	Health and Illness in Modern Health Care	178
	The Health Care Provider�s Culture	179
	Health Care Costs	182
	Trends in Development of the Health Care System	187
	Common Problems in Health Care Delivery	191
	Pathways to Health Services	195
	Barriers to Health Care	197
	Medicine as an Institution of Social Control	199
UNIT III	HEALTH AND ILLNESS PANORAMAS	207
Chapter 9	Health and Illness in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population	210
	Background	211
	Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness	213
	Traditional Methods of Healing	215
	Current Health Care Problems	222
	The Indian Health Service	228
Chapter 10	Health and Illness in the Asian Populations	238
	Background	239
	Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness	241
	Traditional Methods of Health Maintenance and Protection	246
	Traditional Methods of Health Restoration	247
	Current Health Problems	257
Chapter 11	Health and Illness in the Black Population	265
	Background	266
	Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness	270
	Traditional Methods of Health Maintenance and Protection	271
	Traditional Methods of Health Restoration	272
	Current Health Problems	279
Chapter 12	Health and Illness in the Hispanic Populations	291
	Background	292
	Mexicans	294
	Puerto Ricans	308
Chapter 13	Health and Illness in the White Populations	323
	Background	324
	German Americans	326
	Italian Americans	330
	Polish Americans	334
	Health Status of the White Population	339
Chapter 14	Cultural Competence	345
	Cultural Competency	351
Appendix A	Selected Key Terms Related to Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness	354
Appendix B	Calendar: Cultural and Religious Holidays That Change Dates	364
Appendix C	Suggested Course Outline	367
Appendix D	Suggested Course Activity�Urban Hiking	373
Appendix E	Heritage Assessment Tool	376
Appendix F	Quick Guide for CulturalCare	379
Appendix G	Data Resources	331
	Bibliography	333
	Index	403