13 Social And Cultural Factors Related To Health Part A Recognizing The Impact Copy
Social & Cultural Factors Related to Health
Part A: Recognizing the Impact
Alexis Armenakis, MSIV
University of California San Francisco and Child Family Health International
San Francisco, CA
2007
Christie Kiefer, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Prepared as part of an education project of the
Global Health Education Consortium and collaborating partners
Objectives
1. Describe the importance of social & cultural determinants of health. 2. Compare the Sociocultural model with the Disease model.
3. Differentiate key anthropological perspectives on culture.
4. Develop curiosity about cultural systems of communities.
5. Rate local cultural systems as important for impacting a community’s health practices and outcomes.
6. Demonstrate awareness of one’s own cultural assumptions about health and behavior through self-reflection exercises.
7. Apply module principles to practice through case studies.
8. Recognize cultural humility as a practice that applies the sociocultural model.
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Outline
1.
Importance of social & cultural factors in health
A.
B.
2.
3.
Culture
Social Factors
How sociocultural factors relate to health: The Sociocultural
Model
Theories of knowledge: context of the Sociocultural Model
A.
Naturalism and the Anthropological Perspectives on
Understanding Culture
B.
4.
Positivism: the Disease Model
Combining Concepts: Health is determined by a convergence of factors A.
B.
C.
5.
Health Beliefs and Practices
Critical Medical Anthropology
Discourse Analysis
Interdisciplinary Medicine
Recognizing the Culture of Medicine
Cultural Humility
Summary and Bridging to next module
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Self Quiz: Getting into the Mindset
You’re providing health care in a low-income community. You learn that mothers in the community eagerly participate in nutrition classes but will not stop feeding their babies junk food.
What do you need to consider in order to effectively improve nutrition for children in this community? See Notes
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Part A: Recognizing the Impact
Alexis Armenakis, MSIV
University of California San Francisco and Child Family Health International
San Francisco, CA
2007
Christie Kiefer, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Prepared as part of an education project of the
Global Health Education Consortium and collaborating partners
Objectives
1. Describe the importance of social & cultural determinants of health. 2. Compare the Sociocultural model with the Disease model.
3. Differentiate key anthropological perspectives on culture.
4. Develop curiosity about cultural systems of communities.
5. Rate local cultural systems as important for impacting a community’s health practices and outcomes.
6. Demonstrate awareness of one’s own cultural assumptions about health and behavior through self-reflection exercises.
7. Apply module principles to practice through case studies.
8. Recognize cultural humility as a practice that applies the sociocultural model.
Page 2
Outline
1.
Importance of social & cultural factors in health
A.
B.
2.
3.
Culture
Social Factors
How sociocultural factors relate to health: The Sociocultural
Model
Theories of knowledge: context of the Sociocultural Model
A.
Naturalism and the Anthropological Perspectives on
Understanding Culture
B.
4.
Positivism: the Disease Model
Combining Concepts: Health is determined by a convergence of factors A.
B.
C.
5.
Health Beliefs and Practices
Critical Medical Anthropology
Discourse Analysis
Interdisciplinary Medicine
Recognizing the Culture of Medicine
Cultural Humility
Summary and Bridging to next module
Page 3
Self Quiz: Getting into the Mindset
You’re providing health care in a low-income community. You learn that mothers in the community eagerly participate in nutrition classes but will not stop feeding their babies junk food.
What do you need to consider in order to effectively improve nutrition for children in this community? See Notes
Page 4
References: Kluckholn C and Murrary HA (1948) to Slide 6