Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion, 2nd edition, examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. Edited and written by a stellar list of contributors who are experts in field, this book describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues. The authors cover a wide range of topics including demographics, disparities, complementary and alternative medicine, spiritually grounded approaches, multicultural populations, culturally competent needs assessment and planning, communication, workforce, program planning, aging, sexual orientation, and future challenges. This edition has substantially expanded coverage on working with diverse groups, social determinants of health, spirituality, theoretical models for multicultural populations, planning and program evaluation, and aging, with new content includes coverage of disability and health literacy. This edition also reflects the latest standards for Certified Health Education Specialist certification and national standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), from Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health.

Implications of changing US demographics for health educators -- Diversity and health education -- Health disparities and social determinants of health: implications for health education -- Complementary and alternative medicine in culturally competent health education -- Spirituality and cultural diversity -- Health education theoretical models and multicultural populations -- Planning, implementing, and evaluating culturally appropriate programs -- Culturally appropriate communication -- Foundations for health literacy and culturally appropriate health education programs -- The aging US population: an increasing diverse population -- Culture and sexual orientation -- Cultural competency and health education: a window of opportunity.