American Association for Health Education

New Resources

IEJHE provides this space to showcase new publications or other professional development opportunities that are relevant to international health education and promotion. Please forward submissions for consideration to aahe@aahperd.org  and clearly label the submission  "For IEJHE New Resources".

Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion
Miguel A. Perez and Raffy R. Luquis, Editors
Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. The first in a new series of books from Jossey-Bass and the American Association for Health Education, this text describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues. Experts in this field, cover demographics, disparities, complementary and alternative medicine, spiritually grounded approaches, multicultural populations, culturally competent needs assessment and planning, communication, workforce, program planning, aging, sexual orientation, and future challenges. Useful for both undergraduate and graduate students, the publication is essential reading for those learning or practicing health education and health promotion. 2008, paperback, 304 pp. ISBN 978-0-7879-8636-0 301-10096  $55  

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