Description |
xxiv, 438 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
and Nutritional Concerns. Initial Assessment, Screening, and Immunizations / Susan L. Ivey and Shotsy Faust. Infectious Diseases / Robin K. Avery. Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Intervention / Marion M. Lee and Shirley Huang. 8. Prenatal and Reproductive Health Care / Francesca M. A. Taylor, Ruby Ko and Marilyn Pan. 9. Chronic Diseases. Cardiovascular Disease / Susan L. Ivey and Gerrie Gardner. Hypertension / Dina Lieberman, Mary L. Del Monte and Eugenia L. Siegler. Diabetes Mellitus / Elizabeth J. Kramer and William B. Bateman. Breast and Cervical Cancer / Barbara A. Wismer. Osteoporosis / Eugenia L. Siegler and Elizabeth J. Kramer -- |
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14. Applications of Linguistic Strategies in Health Care Settings / Sherry Riddick. 15. A Model Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Support Group for Cambodian Women / Judith Shepherd. 16. An Educational Program for Families on Intergenerational Conflict / Yu-Wen Ying. 17. The Korean Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Demonstration / Barbara A. Wismer, Arthur M. Chen and Stella Jun [et al.]. 18. A Case Study of Asian Health Services / Sherry M. Hirota. 19. A Cultural Competence Curriculum / Elizabeth J. Kramer and William B. Bateman. 20. Cultural Competence Assessment of Practices, Clinics, and Health Care Facilities / Dennis P. Andrulis -- Epilogue / Elizabeth J. Kramer, Susan L. Ivey and Yu-Wen Ying.rge 710 |
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Pt. 1. Background. 1. Demographics, Definitions, and Data Limitations / Elizabeth J. Kramer, Lisa C. Tracy and Susan L. Ivey. 2. Culture and Multicultural Competence / Ernesto Ferran, Lisa C. Tracy and Francesca M. Gany [et al.]. 3. Linguistic Issues / Sherry Riddick. 4. Health Services Utilization and Access to Care / Susan L. Ivey. 5. Utilization of Mental Health Services / Kevin M. Chun and Phillip D. Akutsu. 6. The Impact of Recent Legislation on the Delivery of Health Care to Immigrants. Welfare and Immigration Reforms in 1996 and 1997 / Susan L. Ivey. Proposition 187: California's Anti-Immigrant Statute / Nobuko Mizoguchi -- Pt. 2. Health Problems and Concerns. 7. Screening, Infectious Diseases |
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Pt. 3. Emotional, Psychosomatic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Problems. 10. Domestic and Sexual Violence. Domestic Violence / Shobha Srinivasan and Susan L. Ivey. Sexual Violence, Rape, and War / Kaila Morris Compton and Deanna Chechile. Female Genital Mutilation / Kaila Morris Compton and Deanna Chechile. 11. Depression and Anxiety Disorders / Lisa C. Tracy and Sandra Mattar. 12. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder / Lisa C. Tracy. 13. Somatization, Neurasthenia, and Culture-Bound Syndromes. Somatization Disorders / Cora R. Hoover. Neurasthenia / Pamela Yew Schwartz. Culture-Bound Syndromes / Anthony T. Ng -- Pt. 4. Meeting the Health Care Needs of Immigrant Women: Model Programs and Tools |
Summary |
"This valuable book provides insight into the knowledge, attitudes, health beliefs, health care practices, and health care seeking behaviors of immigrant women and offers a unique perspective on the health and mental health care problems they experience. The contributors include many of the leading clinicians and administrators in the field of immigrant health who offer valuable information and practical strategies for providing culturally-competent, high-quality, cost-effective care to migrant women from diverse cultures. Health care planners, policy makers, and administrators who seek a clear understanding of the issues surrounding health services utilization by immigrants and the devastating effects of recent changes to federal policies will find this book a vital and practical reference."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-395) and indexes |
Subject |
Women immigrants -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
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Author |
Ivey, Susan L.
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Kramer, Elizabeth Jane.
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Ying, Yu-Wen.
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LC no. |
98040198 |
ISBN |
0787942944 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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