Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in America [2 volumes]

Led by a UCLA-trained health psychologist, a team of experts describes non-traditional treatments that are quickly becoming more common in Western society, documenting cultural variations in health and sickness practices to underscore the diversity among human society.

• Provides a thorough exploration of different approaches to health—such as Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and Native American medicine—written by interdisciplinary teams of authors and subject experts

• Dedicates multiple chapters to the health practices and specific challenges of specific minority groups such as Latinos, African Americans, and Asian Americans

• Demonstrates the diversity of world views regarding health that falls outside of the Western definition: the absence of disease

• Documents the inherent role of immigration and acculturation in health disparities

• Supplies clear, carefully considered prescriptions for achieving cultural competence