URL 1: https://pace.tulane.edu/content/diversity-and-cultural-competency-public-health-settings-basic-level
Date Developed: Unknown. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Wm. Marty Martin, PsyD, MPH, MA, SPHR. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 20 minutes.
This twenty-minute module introduces the concepts of health disparities, cultural competency, community-based participation in program planning and evaluation. After describing how definitions of health and illness can change due to culture, Dr. Martin provides an overview of demographics in southern states. He makes a connection between demographics and the importance of considering diversity in public health with particular focus on health disparities. Dr. Martin also discusses social, individual, and cultural determinants of health, the debate between personal responsibility and societal action, and cultural competency. He concludes with a description of the diagnostic and intervention public health triads, and their applicability to community-based participatory research and interventions. A workbook provides written exercises, assessments, and a case study, and a final quiz is used to assess learning.
• Describe the demographic trends and epidemiological trends related to diverse populations in the United States and abroad.
• Compare and contrast diversity and cultural competency in the public health context.
• Identify a framework to design culturally competent public health care services for diverse populations.
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