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Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations A Handbook for Practitioners and Students

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ISBN-10: 1412939127

ISBN-13: 9781412939126

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Michael V. Kline, Robert M. Huff

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The thoroughly updated Second Edition of Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations grounds readers in the understanding that health promotion programs in multicultural settings require an in-depth knowledge of the cultural group being targeted. Numerous advances and improvements in theory and practice in health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP) are presented. Editors Michael V Kline and Robert M Huff have expanded the book to include increased attention directed to students and instructors while also continuing to provide a handbook for practitioners in the field. This book combines the necessary pedagogical features of a textbook with the scholarship found in a traditional…    
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Book details

List price: $85.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Michael V. Kline (M.P.H., DrPH) is Emeritus Professor of Public Health at California State University, Northridge. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses that train students and practitioners to design, implement, and evaluate health promotion and education programs within a variety of health settings, population groups, and public sector and community organizations. He received his M.P.H. degree in public health education and behavioral sciences from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. He received his DrPH degree in medical care organization and health administration from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health.

Robert M. Huff (M.P.H., California State University, Northridge; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara Graduate School of Education is Emeritus Professor of Public Health at California State University, Northridge. Prior to joining the faculty at CSUN, he was a health education practitioner for the Charles Drew Postgraduate Medical School in Los Angeles and Ventura County Public Health Services and Medical Center. As a professor at CSUN, he has taught graduate courses in public health education in the areas of program planning and evaluation, health behavior change, communication and media, cross-cultural issues in public health, holistic health, and other related courses. His…    

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Foundations
Health Promotion in the Context of Culture
Cross-Cultural Concepts of Health and Disease
The Ethics of Health Promotion Intervention in Culturally Diverse Populations
Models, Theories, and Principles of Health Promotion: Revisiting Their Use With Multicultural Populations
Health Disparities in Multicultural Populations: An Overview
The Cultural Assessment Framework
Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs in Multicultural Populations
Tips for the Practitioner: Foundations of Multicultural Health Promotion
Hispanic/Latino Populations
Hispanic/Latino Health and Disease: An Overview
Health Promotion in Latino Populations: Program Planning, Development, and Evaluation
Case Study: Diffusion Acceleration: A Model for Behavior Change and Social Mobilization
Tips for Working With Hispanic/Latino Population Groups
African American Populations
Promoting Health Among Black American Populations: An Overview
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Planning in African American Communities
Promoting Health in African American Groups: Preventing HIV Among African American Female Adolescents
Tips for Working With Black American Populations
American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Health and Disease of American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: An Overview
Assessment, Program Planning, and Evaluation in Indian Country: Toward a Postcolonial Practice of Indigenous Planning
Developing and Implementing Health Care Programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Case Study
Tips for Working With American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Asian American Populations
Asian American Health and Disease: An Overview
Assessing Needs and Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs Among Asian American Population Groups
Promoting Health Among Asian American Population Groups by Using Key Informants: A Case Study
Tips for Working With Asian American Populations
Pacific Islander Populations
Pacific Islander Health and Disease: An Overview
Health Promotion Planning in Pacific Islander Population Groups
Promoting Health in Pacific Islander Populations: Case Studies
Tips for Working With Pacific Islander Populations
Conclusions
Closing Thoughts and Emerging Issues: Multicultural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Author Index
Subject Index
About The Editors
About The Contributors
About The Contributors