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The Handbook of Cultural Health Psychology discusses the influence of cultural beliefs, norms and values on illness, health and health care. The major health problems that are confronting the global village are discussed from a cultural perspective. These include heart disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, pain, and suicide. The cultural beliefs and practices of several cultural groups and the unique health issues confronting them are also presented. The cultural groups discussed include Latinos, Aboriginal peoples, people of African heritage, and South Asians. The handbook contributes to increased personal awareness of the role of culture in health and illness behavior, and to the delivery of culturally relevant health care services. Key Features* Many societies are culturally diverse or becoming so - the cultural approach is a unique and necessary addition to the health psychology area* Satisfies the ever-increasing appetite of health psychologists for cultural issues in health and women's health issues* Major and global health concerns are covered including heart disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, pain, suicide, and health promotion* The health beliefs and practices of Latinos, people of African heritage, Aboriginal peoples, and South Asians are presented without stereotyping these cultural groups* The handbook provides excellent information for health care researchers, practitioners, students, and policy-makers in culturally pluralistic communities* References are thorough and completely up-to-date
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Contributors Numbers in parentheses indicate the pages on which the authors’ contributions begin. Hortensia Amaro (195) School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118 Sonia S. Anand (141) Divisions of Cardiology and General Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2, Canada Tamara Armstrong (63) Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada Brian Baker (141) Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada Cynthia D. Belar (445) University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 Nicole E. Berlant (445) University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 John W. Berry (45) Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada Hector Betancourt (305) Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California 92350 Stacy Koser Carmichael (445) University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 Praful Chandarana (411) Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada Xinyin Chen (389) Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada Kenneth D. Craig (241) Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, Canada xv xvi Contributors Renda R. Dionne (343) Indian Child and Family Services, Temecula, California 92590 David R. Evans (3, 85, 113) Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada José L. Fuentes (305) Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California 92350 Carolyn Cook Gotay (163) Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Joan Holup (163) Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Caren B. Jordan (445) University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 Shahé S. Kazarian (3, 85, 267, 323) Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada Christine T. Korol (241) Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, Canada Mesfin Samuel Mulatu (45) Section on