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Substance Abuse Prevention: A Multicultural Perspective

Autor Kar Snehendu
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 iun 1999
In thirteen chapters, twenty-four authors share their analyses, concerns, and conclusions in several domains including the: meaning and dynamics of multiculturalism affecting prevention intervention, relative risks and knowledge gaps across ethnic groups, social trends affecting health risks and substance abuse, lessons learned from substance abuse research and prevention, role of the media, promises and limits of the new public health paradigm for assessment, policy development, assurance of preventive services, and social action and empowerment for prevention in partnership with the public.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780895031945
ISBN-10: 0895031949
Pagini: 332
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Professional Practice & Development

Cuprins

Acknowledgments
Foreword Dean Abdelmonem Afifi
Introduction Snehendu B. Kar and Felicia Sze
Part I Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention
Public Health Approaches to Substance Abuse Prevention: A Multicultural Perspective Snehendu B. Kar and Shana Alex
Multi-Ethnic Considerations in Community-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Research Mary Ann Pentz, Sadina Rothspan, Gencie Turner Mondrus, Silvana Skara, and Serineh Voskanian
Engaging Women/Mothers in Multicultural Community Organizing to Prevent Drug Abuse Gauri Bhattacharya
School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention: What Works, For Whom and How? Phyllis Ellickson
Ethnic Identity as a Protective Factor in the Health Behaviors of African-American Male Adolescents Christopher Ringwalt, Philip Graham, Kathy Sanders-Phillips, Dorothy Browne, and Mallie Paschall
Part II Cultural Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention
A State of the Art Review of Latinos and Substance Abuse Melvin Delgado
Substance Abuse Prevention in African-American Communities Lawrence S. Brown, Jr. and Stanley John
The Complexities of Diversity: Substance Abuse among Asian Americans Saskia Karen Subramanian and David Takeuchi
Psychosocial Factors Influencing Substance Abuse in Black Women and Latinas Kathy Sanders-Phillips
Part III Policy and Community Issues for Substance Abuse Prevention 
Determinants of Effective School and Community Programs for Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse Prevention: Cross-Cultural Considerations C. Anderson Johnson
Alcohol and Tobacco Control: Legislative Strategies Ruth Roemer
Substance Abuse Prevention in a Multicultural Community: A Community Perspective Earl Massey, Raquel Ortiz, and Shana Alex
Summary and Implications Snehendu B. Kar, Kirstin L. Chickering, and Felicia Sze
Contributors
Index

Notă biografică

Snehendu Kar, Dr.O.H., received his M.Sc. in Psychology in 1958 from the University of Calcutta, India, and his Dr.P.H. in Public Health and Behavioral Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley. His professional and research interests include acculturation and health, health communication in multicultural communities, and empowerment and health education. Dr. Kar is currently at UCLA as Professor of Community Health Sciences, Director of the MPH Program for Health Professionals (MPHHP) in Health Promotion and Health Education, and Co-Director of Public Health Practice.

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Analyses the: meaning and dynamics of multiculturalism affecting prevention intervention, relative risks and knowledge gaps across ethnic groups, social trends affecting health risks and substance abuse, lessons learned from substance abuse research and prevention, role of the media, and promises and limits of the public health paradigm.