Section 1: What is Culture?
Define culture as you observe it in your community. (Reminder: culture is not just about race and ethnicity).
Section 2: Health Disparities
How does culture affect health disparities?
Choose a specific health disparity in your community that you would like to learn more about. The following are a few websites that provide a wealth of data regarding specific populations and the Healthy People 2020 assigned focus area:
State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Foundation
Statistical Information System, World Health Organization
How does the health disparity affect the health of the population in your community? What are 2 to 3 healthy people objectives that address your chosen health disparity?
Section 3: Health Equity
Recommend at least 2 cultural strategies that would be helpful to utilize to strive towards health equity in your community.
