This book applies the concept of cultural safety to the field of health psychology in a U.S. context to achieve health equity. First developed in New Zealand by Māori midwives, cultural safety can be understood as both a philosophy and a way of working within a social model of health as an alternative approach to understanding health and illness. Health, social, and human service professionals are at the forefront of interactions with a range of people. These interactions form a part of health and social outcomes and overall health disparities. weiterlesen