Brief Table of Contents
Unit I Cultural Foundations
Chapter 1 Building Cultural and Linguistic Competence
Chapter 2 Cultural Heritage and History
Chapter 3 Diversity
Chapter 4 Health and Illness
Unit II Health Domains
Chapter 5 Health Traditions
Chapter 6 Healing Traditions
Chapter 7 Familial Health Traditions
Chapter 8 Health and Illness in Modern Healthcare
Unit III Health and Illness Panoramas
Chapter 9 Health and Illness in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population
Chapter 10 Health and Illness in the Asian Population
Chapter 11 Health and Illness in the Black Population
Chapter 12 Health and Illness in the Hispanic Populations
Chapter 13 Health and Illness in the White Populations
Chapter 14 Cultural Competency
Detailed Table of Contents
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 8
Linguistic Competence 10
Institutional Mandates 11
Cultural Care 12
Chapter 2 Cultural Heritage and History 17
Heritage Consistency 18
Acculturation Themes 25
Cultural Conflicts 26
Cultural Phenomena Affecting Health 29
Chapter 3 Diversity 34
Census 2010 and 2014 Estimates 36
Immigration 38 Poverty 43
Chapter 4 Health and Illness 48
Health 49
Illness 57
Unit II Health Domains 67
Health 68
Chapter 5 Health Traditions 72
Health and Illness 74
Health Traditions Model 75
Health Protection 78
Healthcare Choices 86
Folk Medicine 87
Healthcare Philosophies 88
Chapter 6 Healing Traditions 97
Healing 98
Ancient Forms of Healing 100
Religion and Healing 101
Healing and Today’s Beliefs 105
Ancient Rituals Related to the Lifecycle 108
Chapter 7 Familial Health Traditions 117
Familial Health Traditions 119
Consciousness Raising 123
Chapter 8 Health and Illness in Modern Healthcare 129
The Healthcare Provider’s Culture 130
Healthcare Costs 132
Trends in Development of the Healthcare System 136
Common Problems in Healthcare Delivery 138
Pathways to Health Services 140
Barriers to Healthcare 141
Medicine as an Institution of Social Control 142
Unit III Health and Illness Panoramas 147
Chapter 9 Health and Illness in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population 150
Background 151
Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness 153
Traditional Methods of Healing 155
Current Healthcare Problems 160
The Indian Health Service (IHS) 165
Cultural and Communication Problems 166
Chapter 10 Health and Illness in the Asian Population 171
Background 172
Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness 173
Traditional Methods of Health Maintenance and Protection 177
Traditional Methods of Health Restoration 178
Current Health Problems 184
Chapter 11 Health and Illness in the Black Population 190
Background 191
Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness 195
Traditional Methods of Health Maintenance and Protection 196
Traditional Methods of Health Restoration 196
Current Health Problems 202
Chapter 12 Health and Illness in the Hispanic Populations 213
Background 213
Mexicans 214
Current Health Problems in the Hispanic Population 232
Chapter 13 Health and Illness in the White Populations 237
Background 238
German Americans 239
Polish Americans 242
Italian Americans 245
Health Status of the White (Non-Hispanic) Population 249
Chapter 14 Cultural Competency 254
Cultural Competency 262
Appendix A Selected Key Terms Related to Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness 265
Appendix B Cultural Care Assessments 275
Appendix C Calendar: Cultural and Religious Holidays That Change Dates 281
Appendix D Selected Data Resources 284
Credits 286
Index 290
