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Cultural Food

Great Resource from the Academy!

Cultural Food Practices

ENHANCE YOUR CULTURAL COMPETENCE & INFLUENCE NUTRITION OUTCOMES

By Diabetes Care and Education DPG; Cynthia M. Goody, PhD, MBA, RD & Lorena Drago,  MS, RD, CDN, CDE, Editors

Includes CD with 20 reproducible, culturally specific client education handouts including four Spanish translations.

The book has 15 chapters dedicated to the food practices of the following groups:

  1. American Indians
  2. Alaska Natives
  3. African Americans
  4. Mexican Americans
  5. Central Americans
  6. Caribbean Hispanics
  7. South Americans
  8. Asian Indians and Pakastanis
  9. Chinese Americans
  10. Hmong Americans
  11. Filipino Americans
  12. Korean Americans
  13. Cajun and Creole
  14. Jewish
  15. Islamic

Gain greater understanding about each group’s:

  • Traditional meal patterns and holiday foods
  • Current food practices
  • Traditional health beliefs
  • View of specific diseases
  • Diabetes prevalence and risk factors
  • Communication and learning preferences

250+ pages and CD with the 20 reproducible, culturally specific client education handouts including four Spanish translations.

Cost: $35 for Academy Members and $46 for Non-Academy  Members (plus shipping and handling)
Order online through Academy shop or by mail through Academy order form ( Cat. number--4335)
ISBN—978-088091-433-8