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Culture (Continued) Energy medicine, 73e
marketing techniques appropriate to specifi c, Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG), 171
157–158 Ethical issues
meaning of symbols in context of, 158 client confi dentiality, 159
organizational or corporate, 175 historic perspectives on, 151–153
reclaiming four faces of your, 96 Ethnicity. See Race/ethnicity
structural obstacles to health within a, 154 Ethnogeriatrics, 207fi g
time orientation and, 176 Etiology, 60–61
See also Cultural beliefs Evaluation
CVC (crime victims’ compensation) programs, 219 designing culturally appropriate, 139–142
CVD (cardiovascular disease), 27–28 participatory evaluation approach to, 140
D F
Data analysis, 142 Facebook, 52
Data collection Faith-based organizations
additional methods of, 133–134 culturally competent practices in, 53
primary, 132–133 WHO’s campaigns associated with, 89
secondary, 132 See also Religion
Death rituals, 111 Families
Demographic shifts culturally competent practices within, 53–54
description of, 2, 25 importance of dynamics of, 193
in elderly population, 7, 202–204fi g Purnell model for cultural competence on,
focus on diversity and, 184–185 107, 109
in foreign-born and immigrant, 3–4, 6 role of elders in, 60
in gender ratio, 7 routines and rituals used by, 98
in language, 6–7 Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statis-
in people with disabilities, 8, 10t–12t tics, 203, 205
in population growth, 2 Focus groups, 133
in race and ethnicity, 2–3 Folk medicine, 70, 74e
in sexual orientation, 8 Foreign-born population, 3–6
Diabetes, 27 4 Ps (product, price, place, and promotion), 158, 160
Dietary supplements, 76e FQHCs (federally qualified health centers), 27

Digital rectal exams, 26
Disease G
causation beliefs about, 98–99 Gay, 215t

cross-cultural communication about, 153–154 Gay-affirming resources, 226
HIV/AID, 28–29, 117, 119, 120, 193, 214 Gender identity
level of knowledge about, 153–154 attitudes toward, 225

reproductive cancers, 220–221 definition of, 215t
STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), 221 health issues related to, 217
See also Health disparities; Health problems Gender identity disorder (GID), 218, 222
Diversity Rx, 233 Gender population ratio, 7
Diversity. See Cultural diversity Gift giving symbols, 158
Domestic violence, 219 GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender), 185
DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental GLMA (Gay and Lesbian Medical Association), 8,
Disorders Volume Four), 218 215t, 216t, 218, 221, 225
Guide to Community Preventive Services (CDC), 138
E Guided imagery, 74e–75e
Eating disorders, 221–222
Elderly population. See Older Americans H

Electromagnetic fields (EMPs), 76e Hart-Cellar Act (1965), 6
Empathy training, 226 Harvard School of Public Health, 36, 37
Empowerment, 195–196 Hate crimes, 219, 224
Energy healing therapy/Reiki, 74e, 76e Healing circles, 75e

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