Week 2 - Issues of Culture, Diversity, & Health Disparities

Question 1

a set of shared languages, ideas, customs, traditions, beliefs, and practices shared by a group of people.

Answer 1

Culture

Question 2

a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and critique, to redressing power imbalances and to developing mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and defined populations.

Answer 2

Cultural humility

Question 3

broadly defined as the unique attributes, values, and beliefs that make up an individual when compared with the context of a group of population.

Answer 3

Diversity

Question 4

differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the US.

Answer 4

Health disparities

Question 5

Name 3 factors that can influence health disparities in hospitals.

Answer 5

1. Hospital conditions
2. Nursing Care
3. Follow up visits

Question 6

Name some ways to reduce health disparities as an OT.

Answer 6

1. empower and enable parents - make info accessible, strengthen interactions, communicate effectively.
2. volunteer for screenings at health fairs, community centers
3. participate and build coalitions that focus on anti-racism, anti-discrimination, social justice and equity.