Culture and Diversity in Healthcare
About The Course
Duration: Personalized
This course provides an in-depth exploration of cultural competence and diversity within the healthcare sector. Students will gain a thorough understanding of how cultural, social, and linguistic differences impact healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
Topic List
The following are the topics taught in this course:
- Is ethnicity and culture the same?
- Factors that influence culture.
- Effects of Culture on attitudes and behavior - The Family.
- Effects of Culture on attitudes and behavior - Religion.
- Effects of Culture on attitudes and behavior - Health care practices and illness
- Effects of Culture on attitudes and behavior - Communication
- Manifestations of cultural diversity
- Cultural competence
- Cultural competence and client's health beliefs and practices
- Cultural competence and language barriers
- Cultural competence and body language
- Cultural competence and spiritual/religious factors
- Communication across cultural boundaries
- Culturally sensitive care and support
