Cross-Cultural Issues in Prevention, Health Promotion, and Risk Reduction in Adolescence.
Document Type
Review Article
Publication Date
2-1-1999
Journal / Book Title
Adolescent Medicine
Abstract
The important roles that culture, race, and poverty play in contributing to health beliefs and health behaviors are reviewed in this chapter. It also outlines strategies for working with young people, their parents, and their communities in order to deliver "culturally effective" health care services, with an emphasis on prevention, health promotion, and risk reduction.
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
ISSN 1041-3499, 1545-0058
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Bell, D. L.; Ragin, Deborah; and Cohall, Alwyn T., "Cross-Cultural Issues in Prevention, Health Promotion, and Risk Reduction in Adolescence." (1999). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 159.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/159
Published Citation
Bell, D. L., Ragin, D. F., & Cohall, A. (1999). Cross-cultural issues in prevention, health promotion, and risk reduction in adolescence. Adolescent medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.), 10(1), 57-69, vi.
