Cross-cultural Health Care Curriculum (Syllabus)

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Including the Following Subjects

Program Objectives
Demographics of Colorado’s Children

Health Disparities among Colorado’s Children

Health Disparities 
              Poverty 
              Genetics 
              Environmental exposures 
              Life style behaviors
              Provider’s ability to understand/accommodate the patient’s / parent’s culture
              Provider’s ability to communicate well with families 
              Patient’s / parents limited English proficiency 
              Patient’s / parent’s limited health literacy 
              Discrimination

What can Providers do to improve outcomes?

Race, Ethnicity and Culture (Definitions)

Cross-cultural Communication 
              Generalization versus stereotyping 
              What providers need to know about culture? (Dimensions of culture) 
              Basics of cross-cultural communication

How to communicate with and help families with Limited English Proficiency

How to communicate with and help families with Limited Health Literacy

The Cross-cultural Health Care toolkit 
              Keys to success in cross-cultural communication
              LEARN mnemonic 
              Cross-cultural health care Review of Systems

Case Studies

Examining our Own Personal Biases

8 Steps You Can Take to Enhance Your Skills in Cross-cultural Health Care

The Institute of Medicine’s Guidelines

The CLAS Standards (Guidelines for organizational change) 
 
References