Multicultural health education: an emerging reality in Canada.
This article attempts to melt the two concepts of multiculturalism and health education. It defines multicultural health education and provides a rationale, presents a series of examples of what is presently being done in Canada, identifies needs and gaps, and proposes a number of potential strategies for furthering the development of the field of multicultural health education.
Mac Donald
J L
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Health Sciences Division, IDRC, Ottawa, Canada.
Thompson
P R
PR
De Souza
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D002170:Canada; D003256:Community Participation; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans