Multicultural Medicine
CHAPTER 7 Multicultural Medicine Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, Jeffrey M. Borkan Refugees and immigrants enter this country with knowledge, values, and behaviors about health, illness, and treatment that may be drastically…
Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients: Interpreter Services
CHAPTER 6 Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients Interpreter Services Carol Berg, Sidney Van Dyke The need to ensure linguistic access to healthcare for limited English proficient (LEP) patients through…
Differential Diagnoses of Ill Immigrants by Organ System
CHAPTER 14 Differential Diagnoses of Ill Immigrants by Organ System Linda S. Nield, Meghan Rothenberger Introduction Every year thousands of individuals leave their countries of birth to settle in the…
Language Assistance for Limited English Proficient Patients: Legal Issues
CHAPTER 5 Language Assistance for Limited English Proficient Patients Legal Issues David Hunt Introduction An elderly male Hmong patient was recently admitted to a midwestern hospital. The patient spoke no…
Health and Well-being of Immigrants: The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon
CHAPTER 3 Health and Well-being of Immigrants The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon Katherine Fennelly Introduction A growing body of literature describes what has come to be known as the ‘healthy migrant’…
Compassion
CHAPTER 2 Compassion David R. Shlim The twelve-year-old girl’s lips were blue with cold as she staggered through the thigh-deep snow. At 19 000 feet in altitude, she was buffeted…
Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans
CHAPTER 4 Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans Patricia Ohmans Introduction One in 10 Americans is a first-generation immigrant, according to the US Census. Since the earliest…
Cultural Competence: A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants
CHAPTER 8 Cultural Competence A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants Alexander R. Green, Joseph R. Betancourt Background It has long been said that America is a nation of immigrants….
Cultural Competence: Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues
CHAPTER 9 Cultural Competence Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues Joseph R. Betancourt, Alexander R. Green Background Cultural competence has recently gained increasing attention from healthcare policy makers, providers, insurers, and…
