R C 106 - Cultural Diversity Globalism in Healthcare

3 Credits

This course will raise awareness and educate health care providers regarding the knowledge, attitudes and practice skills necessary to care for diverse populations. It will incease understanding of the relationship between culture, language and health. Students will focus on key racial and ethnic groups in the United States while getting an overview of major global issues regarding diversity and healthcare.

Pre-requisite(s) R C 102
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Fall Day

Designed to Serve Students interested in a career in the medical field.
Active Date 2015-11-18

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
1. What do we mean by cultural diversity and globalism
2. Cultural Competence and Diversity: is there a difference
3. Addressing health disparities in the 21st century
4. Race/ethnicity, trust and health disparities: trustworthiness, ethics and action
5. Justness, healthcare and health disparities
6. Understanding cultural nuances and barriers to cultural appreciation
7. The cultural competence continuum
8. Cultural competence and the role of administrators, provider and staff in the healthcare environment
9. Cultural competence training and assessment
10. The ultimate challenge: educational and institutional considerations
11. Addressing health disparities in immigrant populations in the United States
12. Cultural competence and women of color
13. Addressing health disparities: the Hispanic perspective
14. Health disparities among Native American People of the United States
15. Health disparities in the pediatric age group
16. Global and domestic health disparities- possible solutions

Student Learning Outcomes
Explain the relationship between culture, language and health.

Identify the difference between cultural competence and diversity.

Identify the concept of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.

Recognize what role healthcare professionals and institutions can have in making changes in healthcare cultural disparities.

Identify policies and practices intended to eliminate health disparities.

Discuss the relationship between health disparities and poverty, identify how immigration and acculturation affect healthcare.

Identify geographical isolation and cultural barriers to healthcare with the Native American People of the United States.

Identify health disparities in the pediatric population.

Recognize the role of economic development and stable governments have in regards to the answers to global health disparities and identify what is currently being done to reach a solution.