This course guide is designed to help you with your assignment in which you need to identify a cultural group. Use the tabs in the Selected Resources box to view journal articles, eBooks, videos and reputable websites that offer descriptions of many cultures in relation to health care practices, beliefs, values, challenges, etc.
It is important to properly cite the resources you use in your course discussion posts and when writing a research paper, in order to give credit to the originator/author/creator and to avoid plagiarism. Different disciplines use different citation styles; the Health Sciences use APA style (American Psychological Association). Here are some links to the library's tip sheets with examples of citations for various kinds of publications, e.g. journal articles, eBook chapters, websites, videos, etc. The links below cover in-text citations that you add within the text of your research paper, and bibliographic citations that you put in your list of references.
Here are some encyclopedia articles and ebook chapters that provide information about different cultures and their beliefs and views about health care. For some of these, the text will display when you click on the linked title below. For others, click the PDF Full Text to view the ebook.
Below are some journal and magazine articles that you can choose from to help you understand more about healthcare and a particular cultural or ethnic or religious group. Click on the article title, and then click on the PDF or HTML full text link to view the article.
Barrow, S. L. (2010). Treating patients from diverse populations. Access, 24(8), 30-33.
Bull, C. C. (2013). Healing ourselves: Culture and behavioral health at tribal colleges and universities. Tribal College Journal, 25(2), 14-18.
McCullagh, M. C., Sanon, M., & Foley, J. G. (2015). Cultural health practices of migrant seasonal farmworkers. Journal Of Cultural Diversity, 22(2), 64-67.
Pyrillis, R. (2015). Prescription for better minority health. Workforce, 94(5), 40-43.
Caring for those with Islamic beliefs. (2014). Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 22(6), 41.
Culture and health care: What urologists should know. (2007). Urology Times, 35(7), 27-29.
Coyne, C. (2005). Addressing spirituality issues in patient interventions. PT: Magazine Of Physical Therapy, 13(7), 38-44.
McGill, N. (2013). As Hispanics lag in clinical trials, health researchers take action. (cover story). Nation's Health, 43(7), 1-16.
Strunk, J. A., Townsend-Rocchiccioli, J., & Sanford, J. T. (2013). The Aging Hispanic in America: Challenges for nurses in a stressed health care environment. MEDSURG Nursing, 22(1), 45-50.
Mott-Coles, S. (2014). Patients' Cultural Beliefs in Patient-Provider Communication With African American Women and Latinas Diagnosed With Breast Cancer. Clinical Journal Of Oncology Nursing, 18(4), 443-448. https://doi.org/10.1188/14.CJON.443-448
Lor, M., Khang, P. Y., Xiong, P., Moua, K. F., & Lauver, D. (2013). Understanding Hmong Women's Beliefs, Feelings, Norms, and External Conditions About Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening. Public Health Nursing, 30(5), 420-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12043
McLaughlin, L., & Braun, K. (1998). Asian and Pacific Islander cultural values: considerations for health care decision making. Health & Social Work, 23(2), 116-126.
Cultural Diversity in Health Care (54:58) © 2004
Pills, Powders, and Balms: The Cultural History of Medicines (51:24) © 2012.
Understanding Differences between Eastern and Western Nursing. (2006). New York, N.Y.: Films Media Group. (52:26)
