Culture and Literacy Station
Activity 1. Index Card Mix-Up What groups do you belong to? Do you have any holiday traditions specific to your family? Does your family have any home remedies for common ailments? What is considered to be disrespectful in your culture? What is considered to be respectful in your culture? Have you ever felt excluded based on your gender, ethnicity or culture?
Activity 2. Immigrant Health Read: “Immigrants Pack on Pounds in the US”: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrants-pack-on-pounds-in-us/
Activity 3. Culturally and Linguistically Competent Care Listen: KCUR-Solving The Puzzling Mental Illness of Bhutanese Refugees (5:25): http://kcur.org/post/solving-puzzling-mental-illness- bhutanese-refugees#stream/0
Activity 4: Cultural And Linguistic Competence Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together to enable effective work in cross-cultural situations BENFITS to culturally and linguistically competent care BARRIERS Patients Providers and Health Systems