Resources

1. Resources http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/activityarch.html http://www.ccsf.edu/Resources/Tolerance/ https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/

2. http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/my-multicultural-self Older website, but has some interesting links: http://www.wilderdom.com/games/MulticulturalExperientialActivities.html http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/cultural-awareness-quizzes

3. A Matter of Perception

4. Same or Different?

5. Applying Cultural Competency to Health

6. Ethnogeriatrics is health care provided in a culturally sensitive manner to older adults. Cultural competency refers to the skill set that allows one to avoid ethnocentrism and see things from another point of view. It is not age specific. Communication (and miscommunication) are important factors. Ethnogeriatrics and Cultural Competency

7. Elders from any one ethnic background may or may not know, or may not espouse, the health beliefs connected with their traditional heritage. Providers need to be familiar with the range of belief systems found in the U.S. but not assume, based on ethnic backgrounds, that any individual maintains those beliefs. Practitioners should be aware of the distinct explanatory models of illness among elderly persons from all cultural backgrounds, and explore the meanings of illness, which may be unique to the individual. Causes of illness may be attributed to cultural constructions or idioms EthnogeriatricsMedical pluralism in the US

8. Using Case Studies

9. Doorway Thoughts • The importance of health care for aging • Cross-cultural health care • Need to understand beliefs and attitudes • Diversity within and between cultural groups • Degree of cultural identity

10. Doorway Thoughts • Texts for physicians working with older adults • Volumes 1 & 2 – Differences based on race/ethnicty • Volume 3 – Differences based on Religion • Goals • Specific characteristics of groups • How this might affect health care

11. Thank You! QUESTIONS?