This article summarizes the outcome of health education efforts among populations that, due
to their cultural heritage, have received limited services. The literature reviewed shows that …

This casebook documents public reactions to health programs and health situations in
sixteen widely differing communities of the world. Some of the studies record successes …

Activities relating to “cultural diversity” and “cultural competence” have gained a greater
audience with the increase in culturally diverse populations in the United States. In the area …

The thoroughly updated Second Edition of Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations
grounds readers in the understanding that health promotion programs in multicultural …

Health promotion and disease prevention have become important activities in the range of
health care options available to individuals and groups (Bennett & Murphy, 1997; Davies & …

The history of public health has been intimately linked with the history of cities. Cities are
both the birthplaces of the great epidemics of infectious diseases, environmental pollution …

Is health promotion a White middle-class phenomenon that people from other cultures and
classes do not regard as important? When implementing health-promotion initiatives, are …

The root causes of health disparities are numerous and relate to individual behaviors,
provider knowledge and attitudes, organization of the health care system, and societal and …

It is a truism of health education that programs and interventions will be more effective when
they are culturally appropriate for the populations they serve. In practice, however, the …

Health education has often been sadly neglected in the public schools. When I attended
high school, we were required to com-plete a four month health course taught by an athletics …