ISSUES OF CULTURE AND DIVERSITY IN HEALTH CARE

GEN&WS 539

Examination in depth of specific topics in the area of gender and health. Exploration of relevant health issues in social, economic, and cultural contexts, including public health and policy, and how they relate to gender, race, sexuality, disability, and class.

FAMMED 712

Introduction to issues in health care provided in diverse communities. Topics include cultural issues in medicine, health disparities, cross-cultural communication, culture and resiliency, historical background and ethics, civil rights in practice and minority health care professionals.

PSYCH 808

Becoming competent in working with diverse populations in psychotherapy is a complex interaction of many dimensions that involve broad theoretical, conceptual, research, and practice issues. Build multicultural competencies by increasing knowledge of ethnic, race, gender, sexual identity, religious affiliation, and age differences that contribute to each individual course of therapy. Applied examples of this "knowledge in practice" will be presented. Focuses on introducing the concepts of multicultural counseling and assessment, and more specifically on the diversity characteristics of race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

KINES 540

Issues related to promoting equal learning opportunities in the classroom and other community settings, including effective approaches to encouraging collaboration among colleagues, staff, parents, and students who are culturally, ethnically and socio-economically diverse are examined. In addition, effective instructional and coaching methods for an inclusive sport environment, athletic programs, and health professions as they relate to diverse individuals are addressed. Theoretical and practical paradigm of cultural differences are introduced. The focus is on diversity issues as they relate to race, ethnicity, gender, social class, sexuality, and racial considerations, development and ability differences, variations in learning styles and a variety of physical, mental, and emotional disabilities.

GEN&WS 524

Uses race and gender theoretical frameworks to understand peoples' experiences with health and medicine. Conceptualizes race and gender as social categories and applies these frameworks to how people experience health, wellness, and disease. Examines how healthcare and medicine are structured according to racialized and gendered frameworks. Surveys a wide range of issues including reproductive health, body size, mental health, COVID, among other topics. Uses an intersectional approach to analyzing key debates in scholarship on health and medicine.