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- Title
Culturally Relevant Health Education: A Foundation for Building Cultural Competence of Health Professionals.
- Authors
Frank, Gail C.; Centinaje, Erika; Gatdula, Natalia; Garcia, Melawhy; Nguyen-Rodriguez, Selena T.; Bird, Mara; Rios-Ellis, R. Britt
- Abstract
Background and Purpose: Professionals educating ethnic minority populations should employ a cultural focus during development, training, refinement and implementation stages of an intervention. This manuscript posits that the skill of developing a culturally relevant curriculum supports the increase of cultural competence proficiency of professionals, while promoting health equity. Methods: A community- based participatory research-trained staff recruited 378 families with 2 to 8-year-old children. Eight intergenerational focus groups were conducted at neighborhood facilities. Graduate fellows conducted reviews of literature and health directives to conceptualize the curriculum. Spanish-speaking students and promotoras (community health workers) having participants' confidence, presented healthy lifestyle information and taught practical skills to each group of 12-16 low-income Latino families from Long Beach, CA. Results: With attention to participants' preferred language, educational level, cultural beliefs, practices and food preferences, the intervention demonstrates a culturally relevant curriculum. Hands-on activities and motivational interviewing questions enriched the 4-hour intervention delivered in Spanish. Graduate fellows' cultural competence increased. More than 97% of participants reported sessions beneficial to their families' health with 84% attending all sessions/assessments. Participants found the content easy to understand and helpful to eat healthier and be more active. Conclusion: Sanos y Fuertes is a model for developing a culturally relevant, family-based healthy lifestyle educational curriculum and building culturally competent health professionals.
- Subjects
HEALTH education; ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; LIFESTYLES; MANUSCRIPTS; CONFIDENCE; ANALYSIS of variance; RESEARCH methodology; CURRICULUM; INTERVIEWING; T-test (Statistics); CULTURAL competence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2021, Vol 19, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
1545-8717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32398/cjhp.v19i1.2643