Culture, Migration, and Health Communication in a Global Context

Yuping Mao is Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at California State University, Long Beach, USA. Rukhsana Ahmed is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Canada.

"This is is a major volume concerning the influence that culture has on how individuals perceive, receive, and provide health care. Understanding the cultural context in which one communicates about heath is a growing concern for practitioners, researchers, and patients alike. This collection of theoretically diverse applied research in health communication provides important insights into the ways in which socio-cultural constructs influence health care." Annette Madlock Gatison, Southern Connecticut State University

• Introduction: Health Communication at the Crossroads of Culture and Migration Rukhsana Ahmed and Yuping MaoPart I: Theoretical Discussion and Application1. Acculturation, Identity Management, and Cultural Competence: Understanding Culture and Health Communication from Dynamic and Dyadic Approaches Yuping Mao and Rukhsana Ahmed2. On the Diffusion of People and Practices: Prospects for Health Communication Research James W. Dearing and Jeffrey G. Cox3. Negotiating Health on Dirty Jobs: Culture-centered Constructions of Health among Migrant Construction Workers in Singapore Mohan J. DuttaPart II: Cultural Differences and Disparities in Immigrants’ Health Care Practices4. Patient Involvement-- Exploring Differences in Doctor-Patient Interaction Among Immigrants and Non-Immigrants with Back Pain in Switzerland Sarah Mantwill & Peter Schulz5. Cultural Competence in Health: Understanding the Food Choices of Older Ukrainian Australians Victoria Team, Lenore Manderson, & Milica Markovic6. Chinese Migrant Mothers' Perceptions and Experiences of Health Risks in the UK Qian (Sarah) Gong7. Health Information Disparities and Medical Tourism Use Among Korean Immigrants in the U.S. Jungmi JunPart III: ICTs and Migrants’ Health Communication 8. Spheres of Influence and New Technological Trajectories Olivia Guntarik, Marsha Berry, & Emsie Arnoldi9. Violence against Migrant Women Workers (MWWs) and the Role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs)Bolanle A. OlaniranPart IV: Culturally Grounded and Community Based Health Intervention for Migrants10. A Critical Review a