title: Multicultural health education: an emerging reality in Canada.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Division, IDRC, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mac Donald
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Souza
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003256:Community Participation; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans