A cultural perspective of health care systems can provide health care providers and policymakers with a broader understanding of the issues they face when planning and implementing new health programs in communities. Healthcare tales place in a community setting while health care policy is developed at an entirely different level in the larger socioeconomic system. In this study the author attempts to link the community level systems of health with those of the policy level system and allo...

Cultural resource management is a new and vital field that has come about as a result of intensified federal efforts to identify, evaluate, and manage cultural resources as an element of the environment. Anthropologists, sociologists, historians, folklorists, planners, and others have had to pool their talents and knowledge to properly respond to n

Methods textbooks generally offer prescriptive advice on how to perform certain techniques, how to develop specific strategies, how to analyze your results. But, as all experienced ethnographers know, this fine-sounding advice rarely provides ample guidance in dealing with real people in real field settings. That is where this casebook differs. Selecting many key methods regularly used by anthropologists - participant observation, consensus analysis, simple surveys, scaling, freelisting an...

IntroductionReclaiming Your Vitality: A Natural Path Forward The modern healthcare system often relies heavily on prescription medications to address a wide range of health concerns. While these medications can be effective in certain situations, they can also come with a range of potential side effects and long-term consequences. This e-book explores a natural approach to health and well-being, focusing on lifestyle choices, dietary adjustments, and natural remedi...

Whether it's changing seasons, changing scenes, or observing wildlife, nature adds wonder to our lives.First Steps, First Snow (based on a true story) describes a magical walk in the woods on a winter night.The poem guides readers on the walk and encourages the observation of nature. Watercolor illustrations show nocturnal animals that live in forests.At the end, the two children and the animals are all snug and sound asleep --- a p...

Do you know what an endangered species is and why animals become endangered?Who Will Roar if I Go? will introduce you to 13 animals around the world who have one thing in common: they need your help. With rhyming verse, each animal is sharing a message with you that you will remember for a long time.The King of the Beasts - that's my claim to fame.I've got a big crown of hair that's called a mane.You will meet many...

This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the tale of 14 endangered species. The rhyming text is full of interesting facts and is perfect for opening conversations about caring for threatened animals or endangered species.Journey through Book Two in the If We're Gone series offering stories of the Addas, Red Panda, Cheetah, Tapir, Lemur, Lynx and other endangered animals speaking about the trouble they're in. If you love books about ...

Welcome to your journey from Seed To Table! This handbook is crafted to guide you through the rewarding process of growing your own fresh produce at home. Whether you are an aspiring gardener or someone who simply loves fresh veggies, this book is designed to help you cultivate your gardening skills and enjoy the fruits of your labor. In This book you will find helpful tools needed to not only start your garden but love and nourish it as well.

DESIGN * DRIVEN * DRAMA: How I Built an Interior Design CareerBy: Carol Elizabeth Koontz HillDESIGN * DRIVEN * DRAMA: How I Built an Interior Design Career – My Way by author Carol Elizabeth Koontz Hill is an account of pursuing a dream career. The journey follows Ms. Hill from high school through college and into the many states, cities, and design firms where she built her illustrious career. It captures her many successes but also her disappointments. Ms. Hill feels this ...

Since the very beginning in 2008, Optimal Living Magazine has earned the reputation of being one of themost respected inspirational Christian lifestyle publications in the United States. We encourage our readers to live the most abundant life possible, as it relates to their health, finances, relationships, spirituality, prayer life and divine purpose!Our Fall Issue features 5 Christian Women in Business Who Give Back to their Communities, How I Met & Married My Man of God S...

Most people dream of escaping the rat race, their everyday humdrum lives on the treadmill. Time is their invisible enemy. What could be more exciting than relocating abroad to your very own trailer by the sea: mortgage free, cheap living, surrounded by sun, sea, and sangria? Ah, paradise! Or is it?

The Herman Saga is the seventh book in the “Herman” series. Herman, the mouse, and his family live in the Southern California Mountains near a cabin and a trailer where people live and there is also a donkey farm. When Herman Redecorates, he finds out that his wife and daughters can get a lot done while he is still planning. In the Motorcycle Adventure, exploring motorcycle saddle bags leads to an unexpected trip. Herman’s Gourmet Feast feeds all the animals in the neighborhood and finally...