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

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"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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Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK201294/
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Main Authors: Anderson, Karen, 1948- (Author), Olson, Steve, 1956- (Author)
Corporate Author: Leveraging Culture to Address Health Inequalities: Examples from Native Communities (Workshop)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, 2013
Subjects:
American Indian or Alaska Native.
Minority Health.
United States.
Congress.
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • References
  • Appendixes.

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