5134.0 Teaching Cultural Competency

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 10:30 AM
Oral
The relationship between culture, communities and health are described in the papers presented in this session. Acquiring cultural competency for public health students is discussed.
Session Objectives: Discuss innovative teaching strategies to enhance the development of cultural competency in nursing students. Discuss ways to decrease barriers to International public health learning experiences for students.
Moderator:
Carolyn L. Blue, RN, PhD, CHES

10:30 AM
Enhancing cross cultural competencies: A multi-faceted approach
Ellen Jones, ND, FNP, APRN and Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, APRN, BC
     
11:00 AM
Promoting public health without borders: Using a community health assessment and intervention model and technology to promote health in high risk populations
Kathleen A. Sternas, PhD, RN and MaryAnn Scharf, EdD
     
11:30 AM
Using Secondary Data in Public Health Minority Research: The Pros, Cons, and Processes
Sandra G. Nadelson, RN, MSN, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Public Health Nursing

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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