1. Cultural Awareness

2. Rationale Interact with people with different cultural backgrounds Understand –Acceptable behavior –Offensive gestures –terms

3. Objectives Culture influences behavior Good communication techniques Common folk medicine practices Compare cultural differences Cultural beliefs affects health workers

4. Cultural Influences People –Parents –Friends Places –Home –School Experiences

5. Prejudge Prejudge- people make a decision before having the facts. Age National Physical Religious Racial

6. Control Prejudice Keep an open mind Look for additional information Read to be informed Look at resources before forming an opinion Evaluate information

7. Close Contact Societies Latin America Africa Indonesia Southern Europe Mediterranean

8. Distant Societies United States Canada Great Britain Northern Europe

9. Different Meaning in Gestures American- O.K Asian- considered an insult. Used to call an animal

10. Different Meaning in Gestures American- O.K. for “Come up here” Asian- Insult, only inferior people would use it.

11. Different Meaning in Gestures American- O.K. for pointing at something or someone Asian- O.K. to point at something but not at someone.

12. Different Meaning in Gestures American- Slight threat when making a point to someone Asian- Strong threat made by a person of a superior rank to an inferior.

13. Conversation Speak clearly Speak so that they can hear you Do not raise your voice or yell Speak in moderate tones Pronounce the entire word

14. Folk Medicine Is a collection of custom beliefs passed from generation to generation for treating pain or illness.

15. Cultural Traditions

16. Armenians Give mother a party one week after baby is born Prohibit- –Menstruating woman could not attend church –Take a shower –Eat spicy food

17. Cambodians Use herbs as medicine Use cupping for headaches Use coining for pain Color white sign of bad luck

18. Chinese Use herbs as medicine Practice acupuncture and use herbs over puncture sites Use cupping with heated bamboo

19. Hmong and Mien Tribes Perform spiritual ceremonies to please the spirits that cause illness Use herbal home remedies, including opium

20. Central and South Americans Use herbal home remedies Menstruating woman cannot get their head wet Cannot eat cucumbers, oranges, pork and lard

21. Native American Indians Use herbs and spies Use modern medical practices Some rely on a shaman (medicine man) to remove pain or evil spirits

22. Created by Sylvia Flores November 3, 2003