Health Promotion and Cultural Competence: Bridging Barriers for Multicultural Populations
This resource outlines vital concepts of health promotion and education within the context of cultural diversity. It differentiates between health promotion and health education, explores the implications of cultural barriers that affect health outcomes, and suggests effective strategies for overcoming these barriers. The work emphasizes the importance of cultural competence in healthcare settings, highlighting ways to enhance communication and understanding between healthcare providers and patients from diverse backgrounds. The goal is to improve access and effectiveness of health promotion for multicultural communities.
Health Promotion and Cultural Competence: Bridging Barriers for Multicultural Populations
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Health Promotion in Context of CultureCasey Chamberlin,Jameelah HarrisAndreea Molcut,Umair AtharSource: Promoting Health in Multicultural Populations. R. Huff and M. Kline. 1999
Learning Objectives • Distinguish between health promotion and health education • Provide definitions of key terms • Examine implication and impact of cultural barriers in promotion and education • Provide ways to break cultural barriers to health care
Definitions of key terms • Health promotion- any planned combination of educational, political, regulatory, and organizational supports for actions and conditions of living conductive to health of individuals, groups, or communities • Health education- any planned combination of learning experiences designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conductive to health of individuals, groups or communities
What’s your definition? • Culture • Ethnicity • Race • Acculturation -how do you assess this? • Assimilation • Cultural competence
Rate your cultural competence • Cultural awareness • sensitivity • Cultural knowledge • understanding • Cultural skill • assessment • Cultural encounter • relating
Demographic Barrier Age Gender Ethnicity Language spoken Religion Educational level/literacy Occupation/ finances Transportation Generation in the USA Cultural Barrier Age Gender/family dynamics Worldview Time orientation Language spoken Religious beliefs and practices Social customs, values, norms Traditional health beliefs and practices Dietary practices Communication patterns and customs Characterizing Barriers-Patient
Characterizing Barriers- Patient • Health Care System • Insurance/Financial resources • Orientation to preventative health services • Perception of need for health care services • Ignorance/distrust of Western medical practices • Poor doctor-patient communications • Lack of bilingual/bicultural staff
Strategies to overcome barriers • Improve your cultural competence and skills • Asking patients questions about their culture • Education of patients through designing and employing materials relevelant and culturally appropriate to target group • Diversifying medical staff
Final Words • Melting pot vs. salad bowl
References • Robert M. Huff and Michael V. Kline, Health Promotion
