1. Models for Health and Wellness HW 215
Unit 2
Multicultural and Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Health and Wellness
J. Ernest Aguilar, M.Div., Ph.D.
Kaplan University
School of Health Sciences

2. Agenda Housekeeping Culture Quiz Word Association
Discussion: Seminar Questions
Wrap up

3. Housekeeping Assignments must meet the length requirements
Papers should be typed in 12-point font
References and citations must be provided for all information gathered from other sources
Please use the spell check feature in Word
Format for references and citations is available in the Kaplan Writing Center
All assignments are graded based on the rubric found in the syllabus

4. Housekeeping Wikipedia “Free Encyclopedia” “Anyone can edit”
Content can not be
verified at any given moment

5. Housekeeping Weekly Discussion Board To receive full credit, you must:
Make your initial post by Saturday
Post two (2) responses to your classmates’ posts

6. Housekeeping
Seminar
If you choose the Live Seminar (Option 1), your grade depends on
Attendance
Substantive Participation
Frequent interactions on concepts being discussed by students and instructor
Posts are on topic and contribute to the quality of the seminar
Student arrives on time and stays the entire seminar

7. Seminar Focus
Examining the significance and influences of a multi-cultural perspective on the delivery of health and wellness services to clients.
Kaplan University, 2008

8. Culture Quiz
Name the country of origin of
Chile con Carne

9. Culture Quiz
Where do they cook with
Spiders?

10. Culture Quiz
Identify this language:
Pon m’onor

11. Culture Quiz
What is this?
Ciopino
And where does it come from?

12. Culture Quiz
Chile con Carne is a “spanish-style” dish that was created in the Southwest United States.
Spiders are frying pans with legs used in the United States.
“Pon m’onor” is Appalachian English.
Ciopino is a seafood stew that was created in San Francisco.

13. Word Association
Adaptation

14. Word Association
Adaptation: Designates a modification, adjustment, or change in the way one thinks of and approaches a topic.

15. Word Association
Culture

16. Word Association
Culture: Customs, ways of life, traditions, and mores of particular social groups.

17. Word Association
Context

18. Word Association
Context: The framework, the setting, or the environment related to a topic. For example, the cultural context in health and wellness is the social environment that influences one’s understanding of health, healing, illness, etc.

19. Word Association
Global Health

20. Word Association
Global Health: A viewpoint of health that extends beyond political, geographical, and cultural boundaries.

21. Word Association
Holistic

22. Word Association
Holistic: To focus on the whole instead of compartmentalizing or viewing a theory, topic, or subject (or person) as composed of separate parts.

23. Word Association
Immersion

24. Word Association
Immersion: Education; A method of language or experience-based teaching that involves being completely engaged in concentrated studies.

25. Word Association
Multi-Cultural

26. Word Association
Multi-cultural: relates to the understanding of health is a term describing many cultures coexisting in a specified area without any one culture dominating health attitudes, concepts, and/or practices.

27. Word Association
Liberal
Multi-Culturalism

28. Word Association
Liberal Multi-Culturalism: embracing the concept that various cultures relate to and interact with one another without regard to power hierarchies; acknowledging ethnic variety and practicing tolerance without regard for external or internal influences. For example, if one adopts a global understanding of health, healing and wellness without regard for societal differences within each of the various cultures, one is adopting a liberal view of multi-culturalism.

29. Word Association
Critical
Multi-Culturalism

30. Word Association
Critical Multi-Culturalism: concerned with ‘majorities’ and ‘minorities’ and the existence of inequity within societies based on power and hierarchy. For example, recognizing that a comprehensive understanding of health, healing and wellness includes societal differences based on ‘majorities’ and ‘minorities’ ‘power’ and hierarchies. Therefore, institutions and societal practices may differ based on more than ethnic variety alone.

31. Word Association
Multi-Disciplinary

32. Word Association
Multi-Disciplinary: studying or using several specialized subjects or skills.

33. Seminar Focus
Examining the significance and influences of a multi-cultural perspective on the delivery of health and wellness services to clients.
Kaplan University, 2008

34. Seminar Focus Virtual Fieldtrip to Panama:

35. Seminar Question
What do you need to know about the verbal communication practices of Panamanians in order not to violate social taboos?

36. Seminar Question
As a health and wellness professional working in Panama, part of your cultural immersion experience require you to attend a religious service. Which type of service would you want to attend? Why?

37. Seminar Question
What role does religious affiliation play in the lives of Panamanians and how does this affect health practices?

38. Wrap Up Unit 2 Quiz 55 minutes You may take the quiz only once
7 questions
Matching, True/False, and Multiple Choice
Covers issues related to cultural and health

39. Wrap Up
Questions?
I will remain online to answer questions related to tonight’s seminar.
Other questions:
Instructor: