Leveraging culture to address health inequalities : examples from Native communities : workshop summary /

"Leveraging Culture to Address Health Inequalities: Examples from Native Communities is the summary of a workshop convened in November 2012 by the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities of the Institute of Medicine. The workshop brought together m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Leveraging Culture to Address Health Inequalities: Examples from Native Communities (Workshop) Seattle, Wash.)
Otros Autores: Anderson, Karen, 1948- (rapporteur.), Olson, Steve, 1956- (rapporteur.)
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2013.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Minorities > Medical care > Congresses.
Public health > Social aspects > Congresses.
Indians.
Cultural competence.
Health Status Disparities
Medicine, Traditional
Minority Health
Complementary Therapies
Socioeconomic Factors
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Healthcare Disparities
Primary Prevention
Cultural Competency
Minorités > Soins médicaux > Congrès.
Sociologie de la santé > Congrès.
Médecines parallèles.
Peuples autochtones.
Compétence culturelle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Cultural competence
Indians
Minorities > Medical care
Public health > Social aspects
United States
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and themes of the workshop
  • Culture as a social determinate of health
  • Why culture matters in addressing health inequitites
  • Cultural sensitivity in health care delivery and research
  • Diabetes prevention in Native communities
  • Cancer prevention and treatment in Native communities
  • Reflections on the workshop.

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