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Salud!
Addressing Latino Health Challenges
July 29-31, 2002
The University of
Georgia
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Department of Foods and Nutrition
In partnership with
DrTango, Inc. and the Latin American Association
Wednesday, July 31st, 2002
11:00-12:30 p.m.
Session: "Culturally
Competent Latino Health Promotion Programs"
Speaker: Lizia
Auger
o What is cultural
competency?
o Latino only share the language because they are from different countries.
Culture must be learned about each country. Generational differences also
occur in each culture. Culture is different from ethnicity and racial
identification. Respect is key to being culturally competent.
o What are the challenges
associated with Hispanic/Latino health promotion programs?
o Competition with many other issues in mainstream America.
o Taking a program and only translate the program into Spanish. Use a
professional who knows the culture and the language.
o The differences in how each generation perceives the information within
one family.
o Change the mindset of agency officials because of the need for programs
after hours in the community.
o Institutional racism which has affected the trust of the Latino population.
o Many families are multigenerational which services are offered differently.
o Policy makers must understand the issues
o What are some of the possible health risk associated with the language
barrier between the health care provider and the patient?
o Physicians who have limited Spanish who diagnose and get history with
ineffective patient care due to lack of training.
o Pharmacists are not competent in given side effects of prescription
drugs in local communities.
o Latino? Hispanic?
o Census determines the classification that does not reflect the true
population.
o Political identification of a class of people which does not allow each
country to be identified.
o These labels mask the many languages and cultures who do not speak Spanish.
o Leaves out music, culture which does not allow common identification
of many foods. Example "orange" has many names in different
cultures.
o RESPECT and HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE will overcome any culture incompetence.
o Health departments
are classification sites for poor people which tend to limit its role
with the Latino population.
o What are you doing
to assist these audiences?
o Even when public services are competent, private medical providers/pharmacists
are not prepared for this audience.
o Creating a department
in hospitals to educate staff with administrative and medical staff.
o A company in Seattle
has a cultural competency training for clinicians. Also MENG is a service
available.
o GSU Anthropology
has a culture competency course.
o Latino Leadership.org
of Washington, D.C. based on issues of need
o www.DHR.state.GA.us
o Spanish and English
o Identifies degrees of cultural identification for your commitment to
learning
o www.healthdisparites.com
o Latinos are needed to represent on boards.
o Command Spanish
is being offered by many agencies.
o Command English
should be available also.
o We do not capture
the stories of the families. We little respect given to asking what they
want.
o Know your communities'
churches and laundromats.
o This conference should
include DFCS, Faith agencies and Department of Labor.
o Need a directory
of Services for Latinos in Georgia
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