CS176 Final Flashcards
Diversity in PH
about respecting, appreciating, understanding varying characteristics of individuals
What culture isn’t
can’t be seen, tasted, touched, smelled, heard; this is too simplistic
Dance or bleed syndrome
POC thought of in terms of their horrific history or cultural entertainment
What culture should be
linked to higher learning, fluid/dynamic, not as melting pot
Cultural competency
behaviors, attitudes, policies that come together in system to enable effective work in cross-cultural situations; NOT total understanding of cultural group
Influences of culture/language
health/healing belief systems, perception of illness, patient behavior
Cultural humility
acknowledges that no one person can fully understand what cultural group is about
Cultural destructiveness
attitudes & practices that are destructive to cultures/individuals
Cultural incapacity
system that doesn’t seek to be culturally destructive, but lacks desire to be culturally relevant
Cultural blindness
belief that culture makes no difference, everyones the same
Cultural pre-competence
respect for difference & continuing self-assessment about culture
Advanced cultural competence
holding culture in high esteem, continually learning more
Cultural competency strategies
interpreters, POC staff, cultural training, use community health workers
Promotores
community health workers who can be advocates & educators
C/L educational issues
least educated ethnic group, need more college education, less access to preschool education, poverty, segregated schooling
Children, Parents, Education
parents don’t speak English, have limited education & resources to positively affect educational outcomes
Early childhood focus
high quality preschool
Dual-language programs
programs promoting bilingualism have better academic outcomes for Latinos
Dropout prevention
high schools w/ dropout prevention programs have better opportunity to minimize Latino dropouts
School to prison pipeline
zero tolerance policies, policing, school failure = criminal justice system
College programs
focus on promoting college education, counselors, strong academic curriculum
Violence in community
domestic & gang violence
Violence demographics
mostly 2nd/3rd generation Latinos, new immigrants least violent
Causes of violence
social isolation, language issues, poverty, environmental conditions, racism
Suicide
12th leading cause of death in Chicanx community, 3rd leading cause for C males 15-34
Social Disorganization Theory
focus on environmental conditions playing role in creating chaos (unemployment, poverty, bad schools, alcohol, drugs) which leads to violence
Solutions to Disorganization Theory
investment in schools, business, transportation, parks, housing
Importance of Disorganization Theory
place matters, neighborhoods where trust is lacking leads to violence
Domestic Violence
undocumented Latinos vulnerable & less likely to seek formal help
Caused of domestic violence
machism, alcohol, traditional roles of women, patriarchy in family, family is foundation of Latino life so reporting issue leads to disruption of family, religion
Marianismo
exaggerated feminity, self sacrifice, nurture, honor your man, purity
Alcohol industry
targets Chicanos, understands buying potential of Latinos as growing population
Alcohol Issue
Latinos less likely to drink than whites, but when they drink more likely to consume higher volume
Factors predicting drinking: acculturation
as acculturation increases so does alcohol consumption; men immigrating by themselves live in social isolation leading to harmful behavior
Factors predicting drinking: gender
men drink more than women but seeing trend change for Latinas in US
Stress and Consumption
higher levels of stress contribute to higher rates of drinking; work, financial, family, environmental stress
Covid
health disparities have always existed, covid will end but disparities will continue
Reducing Disparities
presidential task force on reduction of health disparities
Educational achievement
task force including teachers, admin, parents, students; focus on K-12 not just 9-12
Health professionals pipeline
minorities in healthcare, loan payoff
CC/CH as Solutions
can be part of med school education, bilingual & bicultural
Community based participatory research
community knows their community best, use members to conduct research/develop programs
Immigration reform
acknowledge benefits Latino immigrants bring to US
