Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Introduction

xiii

Chapter 1

Transcultural Diversity and Health Care

1

Chapter 2

The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence

7

Chapter 3

People of African American Heritage

21

Chapter 4

People of Amish Heritage

37

Chapter 5

People of Appalachian Heritage

48

Chapter 6

People of Arabic Heritage

61

Chapter 7

People of Bosnian Heritage

77

Chapter 8

People of Chinese Heritage

88

Chapter 9

People of Cuban Heritage

102

Chapter 10

People of European American Heritage

117

Chapter 11

People of Filipino Heritage

128

Chapter 12

People of German Heritage

143

Chapter 13

People of Greek Heritage

153

Chapter 14

People of Haitian Heritage

169

Chapter 15

People of Hindu Heritage

186

Chapter 16

People of Hmong Heritage

202

Chapter 17

People of Iranian Heritage

215

Chapter 18

People of Irish Heritage

230

Chapter 19

People of Italian Heritage

240

Chapter 20

People of Japanese Heritage

252

Chapter 21

People of Jewish Heritage

265

Chapter 22

People of Korean Heritage

282

Chapter 23

People of Mexican Heritage

291

Chapter 24

People of Navajo Indian Heritage

303

Chapter 25

People of Puerto Rican Heritage

321

Chapter 26

People of Russian Heritage

343

Chapter 27

People of Somali Heritage

352

Chapter 28

People of Turkish Heritage

366

Chapter 29

People of Vietnamese Heritage

381

 

Index

401

 

Materials on Davisplus

 

 

People of Brazilian Heritage

 

 

People of Egyptian Heritage

 

 

Diagram of the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence

 

 

Web Sites of Interest

 

 

Evidence-Based Practice Web Sites