Rachel E Spector

Dr. Spector is the author of several books, including Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, now in its 9th edition, Cultural Care: Guides to Heritage Assessment and Health Traditions; and Las Culturas de la SALUD, published in Spain (2003) and a text in the Chinese Traditional Language (2007). She is continuing her ongoing research in cultural diversity as it relates to traditional HEALTH beliefs and practices. Her work focuses on developing and teaching models of effective nursing care or “CULTURALCARE," (a concept that describes holistic HEALTH care that is culturally sensitive, culturally appropriate, and culturally competent) in multicultural populations.