CS176 Final

Question 1

Diversity in PH

Answer 1

about respecting, appreciating, understanding varying characteristics of individuals

Question 2

What culture isn’t

Answer 2

can’t be seen, tasted, touched, smelled, heard; this is too simplistic

Question 3

Dance or bleed syndrome

Answer 3

POC thought of in terms of their horrific history or cultural entertainment

Question 4

What culture should be

Answer 4

linked to higher learning, fluid/dynamic, not as melting pot

Question 5

Cultural competency

Answer 5

behaviors, attitudes, policies that come together in system to enable effective work in cross-cultural situations; NOT total understanding of cultural group

Question 6

Influences of culture/language

Answer 6

health/healing belief systems, perception of illness, patient behavior

Question 7

Cultural humility

Answer 7

acknowledges that no one person can fully understand what cultural group is about

Question 8

Cultural destructiveness

Answer 8

attitudes & practices that are destructive to cultures/individuals

Question 9

Cultural incapacity

Answer 9

system that doesn’t seek to be culturally destructive, but lacks desire to be culturally relevant

Question 10

Cultural blindness

Answer 10

belief that culture makes no difference, everyones the same

Question 11

Cultural pre-competence

Answer 11

respect for difference & continuing self-assessment about culture

Question 12

Advanced cultural competence

Answer 12

holding culture in high esteem, continually learning more

Question 13

Cultural competency strategies

Answer 13

interpreters, POC staff, cultural training, use community health workers

Question 14

Promotores

Answer 14

community health workers who can be advocates & educators

Question 15

C/L educational issues

Answer 15

least educated ethnic group, need more college education, less access to preschool education, poverty, segregated schooling

Question 16

Children, Parents, Education

Answer 16

parents don’t speak English, have limited education & resources to positively affect educational outcomes

Question 17

Early childhood focus

Answer 17

high quality preschool

Question 18

Dual-language programs

Answer 18

programs promoting bilingualism have better academic outcomes for Latinos

Question 19

Dropout prevention

Answer 19

high schools w/ dropout prevention programs have better opportunity to minimize Latino dropouts

Question 20

School to prison pipeline

Answer 20

zero tolerance policies, policing, school failure = criminal justice system

Question 21

College programs

Answer 21

focus on promoting college education, counselors, strong academic curriculum

Question 22

Violence in community

Answer 22

domestic & gang violence

Question 23

Violence demographics

Answer 23

mostly 2nd/3rd generation Latinos, new immigrants least violent

Question 24

Causes of violence

Answer 24

social isolation, language issues, poverty, environmental conditions, racism

Question 25

Suicide

Answer 25

12th leading cause of death in Chicanx community, 3rd leading cause for C males 15-34

Question 26

Social Disorganization Theory

Answer 26

focus on environmental conditions playing role in creating chaos (unemployment, poverty, bad schools, alcohol, drugs) which leads to violence

Question 27

Solutions to Disorganization Theory

Answer 27

investment in schools, business, transportation, parks, housing

Question 28

Importance of Disorganization Theory

Answer 28

place matters, neighborhoods where trust is lacking leads to violence

Question 29

Domestic Violence

Answer 29

undocumented Latinos vulnerable & less likely to seek formal help

Question 30

Caused of domestic violence

Answer 30

machism, alcohol, traditional roles of women, patriarchy in family, family is foundation of Latino life so reporting issue leads to disruption of family, religion

Question 31

Marianismo

Answer 31

exaggerated feminity, self sacrifice, nurture, honor your man, purity

Question 32

Alcohol industry

Answer 32

targets Chicanos, understands buying potential of Latinos as growing population

Question 33

Alcohol Issue

Answer 33

Latinos less likely to drink than whites, but when they drink more likely to consume higher volume

Question 34

Factors predicting drinking: acculturation

Answer 34

as acculturation increases so does alcohol consumption; men immigrating by themselves live in social isolation leading to harmful behavior

Question 35

Factors predicting drinking: gender

Answer 35

men drink more than women but seeing trend change for Latinas in US

Question 36

Stress and Consumption

Answer 36

higher levels of stress contribute to higher rates of drinking; work, financial, family, environmental stress

Question 37

Covid

Answer 37

health disparities have always existed, covid will end but disparities will continue

Question 38

Reducing Disparities

Answer 38

presidential task force on reduction of health disparities

Question 39

Educational achievement

Answer 39

task force including teachers, admin, parents, students; focus on K-12 not just 9-12

Question 40

Health professionals pipeline

Answer 40

minorities in healthcare, loan payoff

Question 41

CC/CH as Solutions

Answer 41

can be part of med school education, bilingual & bicultural

Question 42

Community based participatory research

Answer 42

community knows their community best, use members to conduct research/develop programs

Question 43

Immigration reform

Answer 43

acknowledge benefits Latino immigrants bring to US