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Special Topics: Communication, Health Literacy, and
Language Scope note: Included here is information about communication,
health literacy, and language in multiple populations.
Materials at NMSU
- Intercultural Communication: a reader. by Larry
A. Samovar and Richard E. Porter.
- Location: Zuhl Library
- Call Number: HM258 .I52 1985
- Health professionals can gain valuable insight about the role of
communication in health care. Begin with the essay entitled, "Negotiating
cultural understanding in health care communication." Continue
by checking out the chapters on: the impact of Confucianism on interpersonal
relationships; cultural patterns of Hindus in India; comparisons between
American communication styles and those of Arabs, Japanese and Germans;
Greek interpersonal communications; the Hmong; two chapters which
specifically address African Americans; and another on discovering
gay culture in America. Also noteworthy are the general essays on
the role of silence, touch, and humor.
- Interethnic Communication: current research. by
E. Lamar Ross, editor.
- Location: Zuhl Library
- Call Number: GN2 .S9243 no.12
- Stereotypes of Eskimos, communication differences between Hispanic
and Anglo Americans, and three essays regarding African American communication
patterns are included in this book.
- Transcultural Communication in Health Care. by
Joan Luckmann.
- Location: Dona Ana Branch Library
- Call Number: RA418.5.T73 .L83 2000
- Divided into five units designed to instructed readers on communication
concepts and assess a reader's transcultural communication skills.
The skills and self assessment tests are this book's strength.
- What language does your patient hurt in? : a practical guide
to culturally competent patient care by Suzanne Salimbene.
- Location: Zuhl Library - Reference
- Call Number: RA418.5.T73 S355 2000
- DiversityRx
- Discover how language and culture affect health care delivery.
- Facts
about Health Literacy
- Six fact sheets from the Center for Health Care Strategies addressing
the importance of a patient's ability to read, understand, and act on
health care information. Available in PDF format.
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