Substance Abuse Prevention: A Multicultural Perspective
Kar B. Snehendu
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Description for Substance Abuse Prevention: A Multicultural Perspective
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
In thirteen chapters, twenty-four authors share their analyses, concerns, and conclusions in several domains including the: meaning and dynamics of multiculturalism affecting prevention intervention, relative risks and knowledge gaps across ethnic groups, social trends affecting health risks and substance abuse, lessons learned from substance abuse research and prevention, role of the media, promises and limits of the new public health paradigm for assessment, policy development, assurance of preventive services, and social action and empowerment for prevention in partnership with the public.
In thirteen chapters, twenty-four authors share their analyses, concerns, and conclusions in several domains including the: meaning and dynamics of multiculturalism affecting prevention intervention, relative risks and knowledge gaps across ethnic groups, social trends affecting health risks and substance abuse, lessons learned from substance abuse research and prevention, role of the media, promises and limits of the new public health paradigm for assessment, policy development, assurance of preventive services, and social action and empowerment for prevention in partnership with the public.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415784719
SKU
V9780415784719
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99-15
About Kar B. Snehendu
Dr. Snehendu Kar is a Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair (Global Health), Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Asian American Studies, and the Founding Director of the Executive MPH program (CHS) at the Fielding School of Public Health (FSPH), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
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