Well-Being as a Multidimensional Concept

Edited by Janet M. Page-Reeves - Contributions by John Andazola; Courtney Andrews; Melinda Davis; Jaelyn deMaría; Kristen Dillon; Alicia Edwards; Sarah Gopman; C. Estela Vasquez Guzman; Gale G. Hannigan; Rodney C. Haring; Emily Haozous; Anthony Ryan Hatch

Well-Being as a Multidimensional Concept contributes to our understanding of the ways that culture and community influence concepts of wellness, the experience of well-being, and health outcomes. This book includes both theoretical conceptualizations and practice-based explorations.

Chapter 1: Socially Determined? Frameworks for Thinking About Health Equity and Wellness Chapter 2: Employing a Cultural Lens to Health Promotion Interventions to Enhance Health Equity Chapter 3: Community Wellbeing, Community Intervention, and Community Development: Changing Community EcologyChapter 4: Culture and Practice in Relational WellbeingChapter 5: The Allure of Community: The Ethical Journey of People Living with HIV Disease in PhiladelphiaChapter 6: "Free Our People": A Disability Studies Perspective on WellbeingChapter 7: Finding the "Culture" in Acculturation: Cultural Consonance and Health among Mexican Immigrant Women in Alabama Chapter 8: Health and Wellbeing among Native American Indigenous PeoplesChapter 9: "Speak your mind and heart in the Indian way": Wellness and Agency among American Indian EldersChapter 10:Starved for Company: Rural Seniors, Social Isolation, Food Charity, and Impact on Community WellbeingChapter 11: Technological Approaches to Food-Related Health EquityChapter 12: Food Sovereignty and Wellness in Urban African American CommunitiesChapter 13: From Cultural to Structural Competency: The Evolving Roles of Healthcare Providers and Medical Education Training to Address Persistent DisparitiesChapter 14: Evolving from a Disease-Focused to a Health-Focused Healthcare System: from Pathogenesis to Salutogenesis Chapter 15: The Limits of Resiliency: Rethinking Wellness in a Family Medicine Residency ProgramChapter 16: Milagro: An Innovative Program for Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders Chapter 17: Aligning Research with Action for Health and Wellbeing in the Columbia Gorge: The Community Health Advocacy and Research Alliance (CHARA)Chapter 18: Shifting Narratives for Behavioral Health Justice: The #NMspeaksCrisis CampaignChapter 19: A Place-Based Approach to Assessing Wellness: The New Mexico Community Data Collaborative