Foreword

Lawrence Green

Acknowledgments

Preface

PART 1: FOUNDATIONS

1. Health Promotion in the Context of Culture

Robert M. Huff

Michael V. Kline

2. Cross-Cultural Concepts of Health and Disease

Robert M. Huff

3. Models, Theories, and Principles of Health Promotion With Multicultural Populations

C. James Frankish

Chris Y. Lovato

William J. Shannon

4. Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs in Multicultural Populations

Michael V. Kline

5. Tips for the Practitioner

Michael V. Kline

Robert M. Huff

PART 2: HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATIONS

6. Hispanic/Latino Health and Disease: An Overview

Lucina Suarez

Amelie G. Ramirez

7. Health Promotion in Latino Populations: A Sociocultural Model for Program Planning, Development, and Evaluation

Felipe G. Castro

Marya K. Cota

Santos C. Vega

8. Community-Level Diabetes Control in a Texas Barrio: A Case Study

Amelie G. Ramirez

Roberto Villarreal

Patricia Chalela

9. Tips for Working With Hispanic Populations

Robert M. Huff

Michael V. Kline

PART 3: AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS

10. Promoting Health Among Black American Populations: An Overview

Joyce W. Hopp

Patti Herring

11. Health Promotion Planning in African American Communities

Mary Ashley

12. Promoting Health in African American Populations: A Case Study

Gina M. Wingood

13. Tips for Working With African American Populations

Robert M. Huff

Michael V. Kline

PART 4: AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE POPULATIONS

14. American Indian and Alaska Native Populations in the United States: An Overview

Felicia Schanche Hodge

Larri Fredericks

15. Assessment, Program Planning, and Evaluation in Indian Country: Toward a Postcolonial Practice

Bonnie M. Duran

Eduardo F. Duran

16. Traditional Approaches to Health Care Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Case Study

Larri Fredericks

Felicia Schanche Hodge

17. Tips for Working With American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Robert M. Huff

Michael V. Kline

PART 5: ASIAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS

18. Asian American Health and Disease: An Overview of the Issues

Jillian Inouye

19. Assessing Needs and Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs Among Asian American Population Groups

June Gutierrez English

Anh Le

20. Promoting Health Among Asian American Population Groups: A Case Study From the Field

Dianne N. Ishida

21. Tips for Working With Asian American Populations

Michael V. Kline

Robert M. Huff

PART 6: PACIFIC ISLANDER POPULATIONS

22. Pacific Islander Health and Disease: An Overview

John Casken

23. Health Promotion Planning in Pacific Islander Population Groups

Gregory P. Loos

24. Promoting Health in Pacific Islander Populations: Case Studies

D. William Wood

Claire K. Hughes

25. Tips for Working With Pacific Islander Populations

Robert M. Huff

Michael V. Kline

PART 7: CONCLUSIONS

26. The Cultural Assessment Framework

Robert M. Huff

Michael V. Kline

27. Moving Into the 21st Century: Final Thoughts About Multicultural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Michael V. Kline

Robert M. Huff

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Editors

About the Contributors

About the Editorial Board