Health in America: A Multicultural Perspective [Paperback]

Raymond M. Nakamura (Author), Nakamura (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0205290124 | ISBN-13: 978-0205290123 | Publication Date: November 10, 1998 | Edition: 1

Nakamura believes that health care in America does not always respond to the needs of ethnic minority Americans. In Health in America: A Multicultural Perspective, Nakamura discusses the health issues and problems faced by African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. This book brings into focus: 1) the disproportionate number of health problems faced by ethnic minority Americans that often go unnoticed; 2) what is known and what is not known about the health problems ethnic minority Americans face; and 3) the need for a re-evaluation and reorganization of the health care system to better serve the needs of all Americans. The author addresses the plight of the minorities who experience a disproportionate burden of poverty, sickness, and death. These health discrepancies are not only due to unhealthy behaviors but are also a result of complex social, economic, and political factors.

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There is a disproportionate number of health problems faced by minority Americans, and they often go unnoticed due to the equally disproportionate burdens of poverty, sickness and death which plague minority citizens. These problems are a result of complex social, economic and political factors, and Nakamura provides a revealing discussion of all of them.

In this book, Nakamura discusses the health issues and problems faced by African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. This book brings into focus 1) the many health problems faced by ethnic minority Americans, 2) an evaluation of what is known and what is not known about the health problems ethnic minority Americans face, and 3) the need for a re-evaluation and reorganization of the health care system to better serve the needs of all Americans. This coverage gives readers more of an eclectic appreciation of diverse health practices in other cultures. Health educators, nurses, doctors, and public health officials and hospital administrators who deal with health issues as they relate to multiculturalism, diversity, minority or emigrant health.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company; 1 edition (November 10, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205290124
• ISBN-13: 978-0205290123
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,590,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Sentence Fragments, poor writing and scattershot delivery, October 15, 2008

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M. Thomas (cal poly, slo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Health in America: A Multicultural Perspective (Paperback)

Don't buy this book if you don't need it for a class. This should apply to nearly everyone not taking the author as a lecturer. If you do have the author as a lecturer, you'll be delighted to know that his lectures cover this material in its entirety, and as an added bonus, you can't "hear" sentence fragments.

Avoid this book, unless you need to burn it to stay warm.

2.0 out of 5 stars Studengs beware!, June 21, 2008

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Glistar (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HEALTH IN AMERICA: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (Paperback)

Overall the book touches on some good points and it's an interesting read, but as a class textbook...it's an absolute nightmare.

It's an unorganized book filled with grammatical mistakes (to the point sometimes it's painful). It's astounding they make students by this book when publishers obviously spent little time prepping the book for publication.

I found my prof's tests on this book were very hard because this book dabbles in SO many mundane details without building on any of them sufficiently. Quite the pain in the arse.

A crap book, but required for my class, therefore the only reason why I own it.

1.0 out of 5 stars Did anyone even read this before publishing it???, March 19, 2008

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Student (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HEALTH IN AMERICA: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (Paperback)

This was the assigned textbook for a Kinesiology class at the author's university and I get the feeling that was the only reason this book was chosen since it is horribly written. This is supposed to be a second edition but reads like a rough draft copy. There are countless spelling mistakes, examples of improper grammar, out of place paragraphs and statistics that simply don't add up. It's hard to believe much of what the author has to say in between when the pages are littered with that stuff.

If this is for personal use or research, go somewhere else. If it's an assigned textbook, send this review to your professor and ask them to reconsider.