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Edited by Robert M. Huff, Michael V. Kline, and Darleen V. Peterson, the Third Edition of <strong>Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations</strong> offers both students and practitioners an indispensable resource on assessment and implementation guidelines for promoting health and enhancing behaviors that optimize health in any cultural community.
Health Disparities in Multicultural Populations: An Overview
Health Disparities in Multicultural Populations: An Overview
Chapter Objectives
On completion of this chapter, the health promotion student and practitioner should be able to
- Understand and describe the extent of health and health care disparities across racial and ethnic groups in the United States
- Define, understand, and discuss some of the major risk factors for health and health care disparities and why they are associated with poorer outcomes among some multicultural populations
- Understand how the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect multicultural populations, particularly with regard to health and health care disparities
- Understand and explain at least five steps ...
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