4.01: Utilizes appropriate methods for interacting sensitively, effectively, and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages and lifestyle preferences.
This course presents cases that are culturally specific to lifestyle information for a variety of cultures. For example, overviews of religion, social customs, health practices and privacy issues are provided and followed by healthcare case scenarios. While there are no questions to work through in these cases, excellent points are made about many cultures and arm us with critical information to increase our cultural understanding.
This seminar is desinged to enhance awareness of importance for addressing tobacco in comprehensive manner.
Learning Objectives:
1. Provide an overview of current issues in ETS regulation
2. Provide and overview of new tobacco product development and regulatory status.
3. Provide an overview of NJ comprehensive treatment programs.
After reading the case study, Move It users should be able to:1) Demonstrate increased awareness of the Built Environment's influence on physical fitness, rates of exercise and chronic disease morbidity and mortality; 2) Identify barriers to physical activity and activity solutions in the Built Environment to improve fitness for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults; 3) Demonstrate increased interest and knowledge in mediating sedentary behavior amongst young, middle-aged, and elder populations by identifying opportunities and increasing availability for physical activity through the Built Environment; 4) Identify local, state, federal, and private funding resources for Built Environment intervention; 5) List two of the top four leading causes of morbidity and mortality in New Jersey and be cognizant of the impact that physical activity has in ameliorating chronic disease; and 6) Identify one intervention component from the case study that would work in jurisdiction or community of residence. Developed by Alix Garzero, MPH, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health.
Speaker:
Ancella Livers, PhD, Manager, Open-Enrollment Programs, Center for Creative Leadership
Program Description:
Effective cross-cultural communication is critical if we are to reach the Healthy People 2010 goal of reducing health disparities. Dr. Livers will discuss barriers to such communication and possible strategies to overcome these barriers. This broadcast is intended as a complement to an online course on Effective Cross-Cultural Communication to be available this fall through the New York New Jersey Public Health Training Center
This course guides participants developing action plans to help handle issues that might come up from cultural diversity. In this course, the participants will ascertain diagnostic skills, make inferences from collected data, and learn to how to create feedback for individuals, groups and organizations. This course has two prerequisite courses: Diversity and Cultural Competency in Public Health Settings and Managing Diversity Begins with You. This course is not supported by Mac operating systems. To request a copy in CD-ROM format, contact trdirect@tulane.edu
Environmental problems, conservation and planning are often not about nature as much as they are about humans and human behavior. Environmental literacy is the range of skills and abilities that enable people to understand the information needed to lessen environmental risk and take positive individual and corrective actions. Dr. Zarcadoolas will explain how environmental literacy enhances the ability of citizens to participate in environmental decision making.
Today there are significant inadequacies in geriatric mental health practice and policy and a lack of linkage to public health and physical healthcare. This is amplified by the growth in our aging population. This presentation will provide an overview of geriatric mental health in New York State, the impending mental health challenges brought on by the massive growth of older adults that will take place over the next quarter century, and opportunities to improve on these issues.
This course, consisting of 3 modules, leads users through the various facets of culture and communication in a stimulating format. Learners must make decisions in a real-world public health scenario, while discovering communication strategies they can employ in their daily work. Accredited for 2.5 Category 1 credits CME, 2.5 continuing education contact hours for CHES, and 3 contact hours for nurses
This course consists of three modules. The first module, "Hepatitis A Outbreak," is a story of a Hepatitis A outbreak in a Mexican-American community to demonstrate how effective cross-cultural communication can lead to good solutions. The second module, "Bamboo Dragon," addresses the enforcement of laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. This case study begins with the health inspection of an Asian restaurant. Can the stakeholders overcome the barriers to communication that cultural differences have created? The third and final module, "Community Health Workers," focuses on the many facets of organizational culture and how communication can affect an organization. How can three different groups overcome communication challenges to work together? Each module examines the practical application of the “Ten Strategies for Effective Cross-Cultural Communication.”
This training introduces the concept of health literacy; provides strategies for considering literacy when creating public health messages for the general public; and provides strategies for considering literacy in direct public health services to the public. The course consist of two modules. The first module, “Health Literacy & Public Health,” contains four sections. The content and activities demonstrates how the public’s literacy skills affect interactions with medical and public health staff. The second module, “Strategies for Improving Public Health Communications,” contains two sections and provides practical techniques for addressing literacy issues in spoken and written communications.
This program will address public health issues affecting older citizens, particularly vascular disease and hip injuries. Dr. Mehta will discuss the signs and symptoms of vascular disease, its associated risk factors and treatment options. Dr. Young will focus on hip injuries, discussing the association between successful aging, disability trends and long-term care needs. The program will offer tips on maintaining health and improving the environment that may contribute to more successful aging.
This presentation is part of the New York/New Jersey Education and Research Center 28th Annual Scientific Meeting on occupational health disparities and occupational health issues in the changing workforce. In this presentation, the speaker discusses work-related fatalities and OSHA's mission and strategic outlook plan. Other topics include: enforcement; cooperative programs; and outreach programs.
In the first part of the Health Literacy Lecture Series, Andrew Pleasant presents us with the state of literacy within the US. Literacy is affected by not only intelligence and education, but is also a result of cultural and ethnic origins. The role of the public health professional is to recognize and understand these influences on literacy and to properly adapt in order to educate and guide the population appropriately.
Speaker:
Jayanth Kumar, DDS, MPH
Director, Oral Health Surveillance and Research
Bureau of Dental Health, New York State Department of Health
This program will focus on oral health problems in children and its impact. Dr. Kumar, dental public health specialist, will discuss the extent of dental diseases, its distribution and progress made toward accomplishing Healthy People 2010 oral health objectives. He will also discuss the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other professional groups about available interventions. This program will educate local public health officials and health care providers about surveillance, the state oral health plan and efforts to control oral diseases in children.
The purpose of this intermediate course is to acquire a conceptual framework with tools to manage diversity in the workplace as a way of improving service delivery, quality, and accessibility. It is expected that each participant will be able to identify their role in their own organization with respect to diversity and cultural competency and to position their organization as a leading organization in the delivery of culturally competent services.
Sexual harassment is a pervasive problem impacting the lives of many low wage immigrant women. Women employed in agricultural work and other low wage jobs, like hotel housekeepers, restaurant employees, and
factory workers, face sexual violence in the workplace at alarming rates. For these women, sexual harassment ranges from inappropriate touching and comments to rape. These women are often unfamiliar with their rights and are
usually non-English speakers, so many never admit to being harassed. Medical providers play a key role in identifying and treating low wage women who suffer from workplace sexual
violence. However, sometimes protocols are not in place to help identify a woman who is suffering from this violence.
Since 2003, Esperanza: The Immigrant Women’s Legal Initiative has worked to build a collaborative initiative with a range of providers, including healthcare providers, to combat the problem of sexual violence against farmworker and other low wage women. The EEOC and Oregon Law Center have worked with Esperanza since 2006 as a part of the
Esperanza National Working Group. Learn more about the problem and what you can do to help reverse an alarming trend.
The heart and soul of public health are the workforce members who breathe life into the programs and touch those we serve with professionalism, knowledge and compassion. This session will examine from multiple perspectives the challenges facing public health and health educators as they prepare themselves, their programs and their agencies to face an ever-changing environment of old and new health threats and opportunities.
All reproductive care begins with a sexual history. A sexual history is important for all patients because it provides information that identifies high-risk behaviors that can lead to an unintended pregnancy and/or a sexually transmitted infection, including HIV. Taking a thorough sexual history can also be a gateway for and direct essential risk reduction counseling.
Many clinicians and outreach workers in the health care field are concerned about their ability to take an appropriate and thorough sexual history. Also many patients, and sometimes the clinicians, are embarrassed or feel uncomfortable talking about sexual issues. It is important for the provider to be competent and professionally skilled in talking with the patient(s) in a non-threatening manner, to find out what problems exist, and uncover the appropriate background information and clinical history. The outcome of a successful sexual history consultation will result in an improved clinician-client relationship, and a management plan so that the patient is fully informed and less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors. With the right consultation tools, a sexual history can be performed efficiently when time is a critical factor in the clinic setting.
Preconception Health Cafe is a web-based course that provides an overview of the importance of preconception health. Specifically it focuses on the first six of ten "Recommendations to Improve Preconception Health and Healthcare" from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These recommendations to improve health outcomes are:
1. Individual Responsibility Across the Lifespan
2. Consumer Awareness
3. Preventive Visits
4. Interventions for Identified Risks
5. Interconception Care
6. Pre-pregnancy Checkup
This course has six lessons with updated health information for each CDC recommendation. Each lesson provides interactive tools and/or strategies for skills development to strengthen outreach and improve preconception health within the community. This course also includes sections on Men's Health and cultural perspectives as well as resource directories (i.e. Links Espresso and Sugar & Cream).
This training introduces the concept of health literacy; provides strategies for considering literacy when creating public health messages for the general public; and provides strategies for considering literacy in direct public health services to the public. The course consist of two modules. The first module, “Health Literacy & Public Health,” contains four sections. The content and activities demonstrates how the public’s literacy skills affect interactions with medical and public health staff. The second module, “Strategies for Improving Public Health Communications,” contains two sections and provides practical techniques for addressing literacy issues in spoken and written communications.
This course consists of three modules. The first module, "Hepatitis A Outbreak," is a story of a Hepatitis A outbreak in a Mexican-American community to demonstrate how effective cross-cultural communication can lead to good solutions. The second module, "Bamboo Dragon," addresses the enforcement of laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. This case study begins with the health inspection of an Asian restaurant. Can the stakeholders overcome the barriers to communication that cultural differences have created? The third and final module, "Community Health Workers," focuses on the many facets of organizational culture and how communication can affect an organization. How can three different groups overcome communication challenges to work together? Each module examines the practical application of the “Ten Strategies for Effective Cross-Cultural Communication.”
This course consists of three modules. The first module, "Hepatitis A Outbreak," is a story of a Hepatitis A outbreak in a Mexican-American community to demonstrate how effective cross-cultural communication can lead to good solutions. The second module, "Bamboo Dragon," addresses the enforcement of laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. This case study begins with the health inspection of an Asian restaurant. Can the stakeholders overcome the barriers to communication that cultural differences have created? The third and final module, "Community Health Workers," focuses on the many facets of organizational culture and how communication can affect an organization. How can three different groups overcome communication challenges to work together? Each module examines the practical application of the “Ten Strategies for Effective Cross-Cultural Communication.”
As more men and woman return to the United States after serving abroad in the military, there is an increased need for awareness, education, and services related to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This program will provide an overview of services currently offered by the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs, particularly as they relate to counseling and other veteran-awarded benefits. This program will also look at the clinical side of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. It will examine warning signs of PTSD, consider substance abuse related to PTSD, and discuss effective treatment for veteran’s struggling with PTSD.
After watching this broadcast participants will be able to:
* Describe symptoms of PTSD in veterans.
* Describe services available to veterans provided by the Division of Veterans’ Affairs related to PTSD.
* Explain differences between effective and non-effective treatments for veterans struggling with post traumatic stress.
In June of 2009, a pre-teen boy attending a tradition-observant summer camp in New York State was diagnosed with Mumps. That index case began the largest U.S. Mumps outbreak since 2006, an outbreak which is still on-going. Dr. Elizabeth Rausch-Phung, MD, MPH of the New York State Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Immunization will discuss the history, scope, unique community factors and public health actions to the Mumps outbreak. The program will also highlight the ongoing public health response activities by both the Orange and Rockland County Health Departments as well as the rationale for providing a 3rd dose of MMR at school-based vaccination clinics in the tradition-observant Jewish community in Orange County.
After watching this broadcast participants will be able to:
* Describe the timeline and epidemiology of the current mumps outbreak
* Identify the community factors favoring a mumps outbreak
* Describe the public health actions taken and lessons learned
Immigrants and migrant workers to the United States face a variety of barriers that may make access to health care difficult. These barriers can be linked to their economic, social, and cultural status. Health interventions for such populations circumvent barriers by being mindful of cultural and economic issues that may preclude families from receiving timely, quality health care. Such health interventions include conducting community outreach programs, providing culturally competent care, and providing education to immigrant and migrant populations. Such efforts connect families to health care and promote healthy living. Ultimately, health interventions for immigrant and migrant groups strive to alleviate health issues that are disproportionately high in such populations relative to the general population. Learning objectives:
* Identify two cultural barriers that make access to health care difficult.
* Name two interventions that may overcome the marginal economic status of some immigrants/migrant workers.
* Explain the benefits of using a multi-disciplinary team in providing health interventions for immigrant and migrant populations.
In the United States, racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality persist despite greater medical and technological advances and steady declines in prevalence. In New Jersey, Black infants experience premature death at two to three times the rates of White infants. Stress is a major modifiable risk factor for adverse birth outcomes among women of color. Stress has been linked to preterm delivery, and researchers are examining the impact of racism on this psychosocial response including anxiety, depression, and anger. The Black Infant Mortality Reduction Resource Center (BIMRRC) within the Northern NJ Maternal/Child Health Consortium was established in 1999 to increase awareness of racial/ethnic perinatal health disparities. This presentation will discuss current statistics related to pregnancy outcomes, discuss the role of stress and racism in reducing disparities, and highlight new evidence-based interventions that have improved pregnancy outcomes for Black women.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) affects all racial and ethnic groups, but African-Americans have the highest occurrence of CRC among all racial and ethnic groups in the US. Furthermore, CRC screening is underused among African-Americans. Various factors have been identified as barriers and facilitators to CRC screening among African-Americans. This presentation will inform participants about the background and significance of CRC screening in the African-American community, CRC treatment options, barriers and facilitators to CRC screening in this community and suggested strategies to improve screening rates. Participants will learn about CRC screening in the African-American community in the attempt to help minimize adverse health outcomes in this population and address the wider societal problem of health disparities in the US. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on how health interventions can be more responsive to the cultural, ethnic, and social characteristics of affected populations.
"Communicate to Make a Difference: Practicing Cross-Cultural Communication" is a collection of case studies that examine the practical application of the "Ten Strategies for Effective Cross-Cultural Communication," as described in the "Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication" training. "Flood" follows the development of a regional flood evacuation plan that includes a very large migrant worker community. After working through this module, "Flood," you will be better able to apply the following skills in your daily work:
* Employ active listening skills.
* Respect cultural differences.
* Avoid stereotyping.
* Be flexible in choosing communication strategies.
* Distinguish cultural perspectives.
