Subtopics: (Relates to BoK topics of Cultural Competency/ Diversity)
Learning Objectives:
Undergraduate students should be able to
- Describe how cultural norms and traditions affect the health behaviors of individuals
- Describe how cultural norms and traditions affect how healthcare is organized, financed and delivered
- Demonstrate personal cultural sensitivity
Graduate students should be also able to
- Analyze the impact of cultural norms and traditions on the health behavior of individuals
- Evaluate how cultural norms and traditions affect how healthcare is organized, financed and delivered
- Assess how healthcare organizations manage patients with varying cultural backgrounds
- Assess how healthcare organizations manage a workforce of employees with varying cultural backgrounds
- Describe challenges to institutional collaboration for organizations based in an environment of diverse cultural expectations
- Demonstrate personal cultural sensitivity