Overview and Purpose of Module Series

Cultural and Linguistic Competence: Rationale, Conceptual Frameworks, and Values

Cultural Awareness

• Cultural Awareness
  • Introduction and Rationale
  • Key Content Areas
  • What Is Culture
  • How Do Human Beings Acquire Culture
  • What Culture is Not
  • Culture and Race in the Epidemiology of Disease
  • Culture and Personal Identity
  • Cultural Identity and Cultural Clustering
  • Cultural Awareness and Professional Effectiveness
• Teaching Tools, Strategies, and Resources
  • Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills
  • Case Studies
  • Self-Discovery Excercises
  • Teaching Tools
  • Definitions
  • Resources for Cultural Awareness
  • Resources for the Module Series
• References
• Acknowledgments

Cultural Self-Assessment

• Cultural Self-Assessment
  • Introduction and Rationale
  • Key Content Areas
  • Benefits, Values, and Guiding Principles of Self-Assessment
  • Processes and Tools for Self-Assessment
  • Relevance of Self-Assessment to Public Health Policy
• Teaching Tools, Strategies, and Resources
  • Areas of Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills
  • Vignette
  • Self-Discovery Exercises
  • Self-Assessment Exercise
  • Resources for the Module Series
  • Resources for Self-Assessment
• Appendix A: Selected Self-Assessment Tools
• References
• Acknowledgments

The Process of Inquiry -- Communicating in a Multicultural Environment

• The Process of Inquiry -- Communicating in a Multicultural Environment
  • Introduction, Purpose, and Rationale
  • Key Content Areas
• Teaching Tools, Strategies, and Resources
  • Areas of Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills
  • Vignettes
  • Teaching Tools
  • Resources for the Module Series
  • Resources for Process of Inquiry
• Appendix: Summary of DHHS Guidance
• References
• Acknowledgments

Public Health in a Multicultural Environment

• Public Health in a Multicultural Environment
  • Purpose
  • Introduction and Rationale
  • Key Content Areas
  • Definitions, Models and Frameworks Related to the Public Health in a Multicultural Environment
  • Benefits, Values, and Guiding Principles of Multicultural Health
  • Scope and Elements of Comprehensive Multicultural Health Interventions
• Teaching Tools, Strategies, and Resources
  • Areas of Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills
  • Suggested Strategies for Incorporation into Curricula and Practice
  • Key Success Factors
  • Vignettes and Faculty Guidance
  • Resources for the Module Series
  • Resources for Public Health in a Multicultural Environment
• Appendix A: The Implications of Cultural and Linguistic Competence for Evidence-Based Practice
• Appendix B: Definitions
• References
• Acknowledgments

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