Encouraging readers to understand themselves as well as others, the 3rd edition of Culture in Clinical Care provides a holistic, ethnographically informed introduction to the role of culture within health care settings.

The book begins by discussing what culture means and how it is acquired, as well as distinguishing the cultural from the social. It then examines how cultural values, beliefs, and practices affect both clients and providers in an array of health care contexts, including hospital-based, community-based, emergency, and preventive settings. Moving beyond typical fact-centered and attitude-centered approaches to understanding culture, the book emphasizes the complexities of cultural identity, exploring how cultural interactions across individuals, groups, and organizations develop and change over time. International case studies and other interactive exercises are featured throughout, enabling readers to build a robust cultural competence as well as informing instructional strategies.

Aimed at students and health care professionals across a range of disciplines, including medicine, allied health and public health, this is an essential book to foster both mutual understanding and self-knowledge to help improve patient care and communication.

Included with the text are updated online supplemental materials for faculty use, available at: www.routledge.com/9781041147268

Bette Bonder, an occupational therapist and licensed psychologist, was Emerita Professor of Health Sciences and Psychology at Cleveland State University. Recognized as one of 100 Influential Occupational Therapists in 2017, she published widely on aging, cultural competence, and mental health. Her activities before and since retirement emphasized supporting the needs of disadvantaged communities, increasing access to health care and health professional education for underrepresented groups, and enhancing the quality of graduate education.

Laura Martin, Emerita Professor at Cleveland State University, held faculty appointments in Modern Languages, Anthropology, and Health Sciences. She has taught, published, and conducted research across multiple disciplines, and has engaged in field research and collaborative projects on topics ranging from Spanish dialectology and conservation biology to art history and migrant education. A former Fulbright Fellow, in retirement she has served as a volunteer docent for the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Nicole D'Alessandro is a writer and editor who specializes in health and environmental topics, having worked for or collaborated with such institutions as Thomson Reuters, the Environmental Law Institute, Case Western Reserve University, and Cleveland State University. She has also written articles on another major interest, architecture, and is a visual artist who exhibits regularly in photography, textile art, and book art shows.

Aphrodite Papadakis is a board-certified family physician and medical educator with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She serves as Residency Program Director at MetroHealth Medical Center and Co-Director of the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where she is an Assistant Professor. She is dedicated to advancing patient-centered care, with interests in diabetes management, wellness, and effective communication between clinicians and patients.