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| 1 | Cultural Competency Training HIV / AIDS for Clinical and Non-Clinical Providers. |
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As the United States grows in diversity, health care providers are increasingly challenged to understand and
address the linguistic and cultural needs of a diverse clientele. Most people understand culture in the broadest
sense, and usually interpret it as something that groups possess. But health care is generally dispensed to
individuals, and there are other things in addition to race, language, and ethnicity that contribute to a
person’s sense of self in relation to others. These may be more specific or more general cultural subcategories
based on shared attributes (such as gender or sexual orientation), or shared life experiences (such as survival
of violence and/or trauma, education, occupation, or homelessness. It is the convergence of multiple memberships in various cultural and subcultural groups that contribute to an individual’s personal identity and sense of their own ‘culture.’ Understanding how these factors affect how it determines inappropriate behaviors is an integral part of providing culturally competent care. The training program seeks to create environments where learning can occur that is crucial to improving the health of the client. Health care providers need to learn more about the cultural context, knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of the individuals and communities they serve. |
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| 2 | Education and Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases in Grades 4-6. |
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It is clear that efforts are needed to reduce the rate of HIV infection among young people. One approach is to
offer HIV/AIDS prevention education in the elementary grades before children begin normal adolescent exploration
and risk taking. This training program seeks to educate 4th-6th grade students on basic HIV transmission, disease, and prevention to reduce the likelihood of risk behavior and to provide a foundation for later HIV/AIDS education. |
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| 3 | Migrant Workers Education, Prevention, and Testing in Niagara County. |
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The HIV infection rate for Spanish-speaking people is on the rise, yet access to the monolingual migrant
population for HIV outreach and education is difficult. Cultural differences, denial, lack of
understanding and trust are hard to overcome. Alcohol and drug use are rampant. |