Cultural safety, healthcare and vulnerable populations : a critical theoretical perspective

Mkandawire-Valhmu, L

Cultural safety, healthcare and vulnerable populations : a critical theoretical perspective - London : Routledge, 2018 - viii, 121p.

Text includes: Cultural safety; Critical race theory; Providing culturally safe healthcare to immigrants and refugees; Contesting ageism.

In this book, the author critically analyzes the complex issues affecting the health of vulnerable populations. Written from a critical theoretical perspective she seeks to enhance the ability of the healthcare student to develop a social consciousness about the realities faced by many populations and thereafter make an active and conscious decision to engage in culturally safe healthcare and contribute to the elimination of health disparities.

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