Health Matters
A Pocket Guide for Working with Diverse Cultures and Underserved Populations
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2006
Summary
At last, an indispensable handbook for healthcare professionals who encounter diverse cultures every day. Immigrant, minority, and refugee populations make up a quarter of our population, but special challenges await the doctors, nurses, clinical care providers, social workers, public health professionals, and others who care for our diverse population on a daily basis.
Some groups lack health insurance, arrive with no medical records, or present with unfamiliar conditions. Access to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781931930208 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1931930201 |
| Author: | Mark Grey, Michelle Yehieli |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Business |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2006 |
| Weight: | 178g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 129mm x 10mm |
About The Author
Mark Grey
Dr. Michele Yehieli is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Promotion and Education at the University of Northern Iowa and Executive Director of Project EXPORT Center of Excellence, a project of the National Institute of Health. The recipient of many awards and honors, Yehieli completed her master’s and doctorate degrees with honors in international public health at the University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Yehieli has nearly twenty years of field experience in public health, both domestically and internationally, and she is the founder and director of the award-winning Global Health Corps.
Mark A. Grey is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Northern Iowa. He is also Director of the Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration (formerly the New Iowans Program), an award-winning program that provides consultation, training, and publications to Iowa communities, churches, organizations, and employees as they deal with the unique challenges and opportunities associated with influxes of immigrant and refugee newcomers.
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