Essentials of health, culture, and diversity : understanding people, reducing disparities / Mark Edberg, PhD, Professor, Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Secondary Appointments, Department of Anthropology and Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University Washington, DC.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

There is health, and there is health..
The starting point. Defining culture, defining health
Ethnomedicine I. Cultural health systems of related knowledge and practice
Ethnomedicine II. Cultural systems of psychology and mental/emotional health
The moral dimension. The relationship of etiology to morality in cultural beliefs and practices related to health
Culture, healers, and the institutions of health
Sociocultural ecologies of disease and illness
Culture, subculture, and constructions o health risk
The dimensions of culture in a sampling of current public health challenges
A primer on research strategies to obtain cultural information
Incorporating cultural knowledge in health promotion interventions, with selected examples
Wrapping up. Being culturally competent
Case studies
Glossary

"This book will examine what is meant by culture, the ways in which culture intersects with health issues, how public health efforts can benefit by understanding and working with cultural processes, and a brief selection of conceptual tools and research methods that are useful in identifying relationships between culture and health. The book will also include practical guidelines for incorporating cultural understanding in public health settings, and examples of programs where that has occurred"-- Provided by publisher.