Language, culture and health

Fanany, Rebecca 2012, Language, culture and health, in Health, illness and wellbeing : perspectives and social determinants, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic., pp.229-241.

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Title Language, culture and health
Author(s) Fanany, Rebecca
Title of book Health, illness and wellbeing : perspectives and social determinants
Editor(s) Liamputtong, Pranee
Fanany, Rebecca
Verrinder, Glenda
Publication date 2012
Chapter number 14
Total chapters 19
Start page 229
End page 241
Total pages 13
Publisher Oxford University Press
Place of Publication South Melbourne, Vic.
Keyword(s) cultural competency
culture
disease
illness behavior
sociolinguistics
Summary This chapter provides an overview of the impact language and culture background can have on individuals' experience of illness and conceptualization of health. it also discusses cultural competency for health care personnel in the onctext of increasing diverse communities with specific reference to Australia and New Zealand.
ISBN 9780195576122
Language eng
Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health
HERDC Research category B1 Book chapter
Copyright notice ©2012, Oxford University Press
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30048964

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