CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTHCARE: a guide to media resources at the Health Sciences Library

Cultural Competence
Designed to train medical personnel in working with patients of various cultural backgrounds. Contents: Becoming culturally competent; Cultural diversity and healthcare; Assessment challenges in a multicultural environment; Instructors guides; Self-grading tests.
5 discs
DVD WA31.C9674 2006

Hold Your Breath
1 DVD, 60 min.
DVD W85.H726 2005
Mohammad Kochi is an elderly man from Afghanistan, now living in California, who’s been diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer. This documentary looks at the clash between ancient Islamic traditions and contemporary medical technology through the eyes of both the family and the doctors.

Transcultural Healthcare: a culturally competent approach
1 CD-ROM
CD-ROM W84.DA2 T7 2003

Cultural Competence in Audiology Practice
1 VHS tape
WV270 S425C 2003

Unequal Treatment: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care
1 CD-ROM
Accompanying material to the book by Smedley, Stith, and Nelson, contains p. 417-738 not printed in the book.
CD-ROM WA 300 U515 2003

Worlds apart
Shows how cross-cultural conflicts arise and how they can affect health decisions and outcomes. Discusses language barriers, cultural and religious beliefs, racial and ethnic disparities in health care, and reasons for non-adherence to medications.
•  4 VHS tapes: Mohammad Kochi's story (14 min, 6 sec.) -- Justine Christena's story (11 min., 20 sec.) -- Robert Phillip's story (18 min., 8 sec.) -- Alicia Mercado's story (11 min., 20 sec.); 1 facilitator's guide.
•  W 84 AA1 W927 2003

Quality care for diverse populations
Quality care for diverse populations is a training program developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians to assist physicians, medical students, residents, medical office staff and other health care professionals in becoming more culturally proficient in the provision of care to their patients.
•  1 VHS tape, 50 min.; 1 diskette; 1 guide
•  W 64 Q1 2002

Rural medicine: today and tomorrow
As the landscape of America has changed over the past decades, so has the face of rural medicine. Today's rural medicine practitioner must overcome numerous cultural, demographic, logistical, and financial challenges to build a successful practice. Yet the rural environment also offers rewards, among them the opportunity to pursue a more diverse practice and to have closer relationships with patients and their families. Several initiatives, including Medicare/Medicaid programs, are under way that are designed to reduce the financial disparity between urban- and rural-based practices, and technologic advances are improving the physician's ability to deliver quality care. Dr. Stowers reviews the challenges facing rural practitioners today, demonstrates how telemedicine is improving patient access to care and physician access to specialists, and, with his colleagues, offers insights into the future of rural medicine.
•  1 VHS tape, 60 min.
•  WA 390 S893r 2002

Successful outreach to foreign-born consumers through culture brokering
This tutorial is based on the understanding that coping with the effects of a disability for a recent immigrant can be a challenge that is often magnified. In addition to difficulties with language, housing and employment, the person may also have difficulty understanding and accessing rehabilitation services. Independent living staff often experience frustration that arises from miscommunication and differing cultural perspectives. This tutorial uses the Culture Brokering Model originally presented by Jezewski and Sotnik in "Culture Brokering" to train workers in Centers for Independent Living to provide the best services they can for disabled people from all cultures.
1 CD-ROM
CD-ROM WB 320 S942 2002

The angry heart: the impact of racism on heart disease among African Americans
Spotlights the modern epidemic of disproportionately higher deaths from heart disease among African Americans. Analyzes the impact of stress, diet, smoking and other lifestyle issues, and that for African Americans such factors are inseparable from racism and from discrimination, poverty, segregation, and substandard education. Equally important are powerful family, church and community ties.
•  1 VHS, 60 min.
•  WG 210 A592 2001

Community voices: exploring cross-cultural care through cancer
Using the subject of cancer, this video explores ways that differences in culture, race, and ethnicity affect health and the delivery of health care services.
•  1 VHS tape, 70 min.; 1 facilitator's guide
•  QZ200 C734 2001

Patient diversity: beyond the vital signs
Illustrates the importance of learning about your patient population: their belief systems, folk medicine, lore, even those things that dictate how they respond to pain and medical care.
•  1 VHS tape, 20 min.; 1 leader's guide
•  W62 P2981 2001

The diversity advantage: food for thought
Considers the implications of a diverse workforce for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Focuses on communication issues related to gender, disabilities, race and ethnicity, and age. Introduces communication skills for effectively dealing with diversity.
•  1 VHS, 25 min.
•  HF5549.5.M5 D618 2000

What language does your patient hurt in?: a video training course for nurses of patients from other cultures
Training sessions by Dr. Suzanne Salimbene in the field of cultural competency in health care for nurses.
•  1 DVD; 1 workbook
•  W 49 S165w 2000

Personal space: exploring human proxemics
Discusses the concept of personal space and the interpersonal and cultural issues that define it.
•  1 VHS, 28 min.
•  BF469 P467 1999

Understanding cultural diversity : the importance of culture in building therapeutic relationships
Kathryn A. Bayles interviews Dr. Lisa M. Beardsley about how cultural differences between health care providers and clients are accentuated in times of crisis and illness. Discusses how illness is mediated by culture, the characteristics of the four most common cultural groups in the U.S. , how acculturation differs among individuals, and how to develop better intercultural skills to build therapeutic relationships.
•  1 VHS, 57 min.; 1 guide
•  HF5549.5.M5 U555 1999

Can you hear me?
Somali culture / The Cross-Cultural Health Care Program
Discussion of cultural differences to be considered when caring for the Somali community.
•  1 VHS, 95 min.
•  WA300 C212s 1998
East African communities / The Cross-Cultural Health Care Program
Discussion of cultural differences to be considered when caring for the East African community.
•  1 VHS, 41 min.
•  WA300 C212e 1998
Hispanic/Latino communities / The Cross-Cultural Health Care Program
Discussion of cultural differences to be considered when caring for the Hispanic/Latino community.
•  1 VHS, 58 min.
•  WA300 C212h 1998
Russian communities / The Cross-Cultural Health Care Program
Discussion of cultural differences to be considered when caring for the Russian community.
•  1 VHS, 33 min.
•  WA300 C212r 1998

Surviving death: stories of grief
Profiles seven people (parents, children, siblings, partners and friends) from different cultural backgrounds who have experienced the loss of a loved one. They speak about their pain and the ways they have found to cope.
•  1 VHS, 47 min.
•  BF575.G7 S963 1998

Understanding cultural diversity : providing health care to Hispanic immigrant children
Kathryn A. Bayles interviews Janie Perez about the challenges facing health care workers in reaching the Hispanic immigrant children population. Addresses some of the needs of the children and their families, and discusses some solutions. Shows interview vignettes and reviews for technique. Emphasizes the importance of understanding the Hispanic culture, and characteristics of a successful cross- cultural practitioner.
•  1 VHS, 46 min.; 1 guide
•  HF5549.5.M5 U554 1998

A world of differences: understanding cross- cultural communication
Gestures from different cultures around the world are explored. People from many nations are shown performing all kinds of gestures and the different gestures that there are. Also explored are the meaning, function and origin of gestures.
•  1 VHS, 35 min.; 1 guide
•  P99.5 W927 1997

Diversity: food for thought
Conversations set in Diversity Diner illustrate the importance of valuing and appreciating diversity in the workplace.
•  1 VHS, 20 min.; 1 booklet
•  HF5549.5.M5 D618 1997

Cultural diversity: appreciating the differences
Designed to foster awareness of cultural issues, focusing on both client-staff and staff-staff interaction.
•  1 VHS, 18 min.
•  W 85 C967 1996

Culture & religion: their impact on health care
This video explores some of the cultural and religious challenges health care providers face today. Among those challenges are traditional healing customs, cultural and religious beliefs, diet restrictions, and the importance of family.
•  1 VHS, 37 min.
•  W 50 C968 1996

Practical skills in physical assessment
Offers an organized, systems style approach for nurses for completing a routine physical evaluation. Includes discussion of cultural and ethnic perspectives of medical exams and health care.
•  1 VHS, 18 min.
•  WY100.4 P896 1996

Nick and Sheila and the world: a case study about patient rights and cultural diversity
This video is a vignette designed to evoke discussion about patient rights and cultural diversity.
•  1 VHS, 17 min.
•  W 85 N632 1995

The red road to sobriety: a documentary
Places the alcohol problems of Native Americans within the context of the historical destruction of indigenous peoples and culture and the stereotype of the drunken Indian. Documents a growing social movement which combines ancient spiritual traditions with modern medical approaches in substance abuse recovery.
•  1 VHS, 90 min.
•  WM 274 R312 1995

Ti Ekiye: finding the way home, mental illness in Indian country
Native Americans, in South Dakota , discuss mental illness among Native Americans. Discusses history, personal experiences, treatment and the need for culturally appropriate services.
•  1 VHS, 53 min.
•  WA 305 T551 1994

The cross-cultural therapeutic alliance: the African-American patient
Examines the various challenges that exist in the treatment of African-American clients and how to bridge these cultural barriers.
•  1 VHS, 41 min.
•  WM 420 C951 1994

Cultural diversity in healthcare: a different point of view
Explains what cultural diversity is and why it is important. Identifies the six cultural phenomenon that form the cultural uniqueness of others.
•  1 VHS, 25 min.
•  W84.1 C968 1994

Multicultural counseling: issues of diversity
Broadens the definition of multicultural counseling to include such issues as gender identity, religious identity, language and culture, and disabilities in the counseling interaction. Presents multicultural counseling, not as a specialty area, but as a basic competency needed by all counselors.
•  1 VHS, 44 min.; 1 workbook
•  BF637.C6 M961 1994

Understanding cultural diversity: a model
Dr. Brislin presents a model for differentiating cultures and describes how this model can be applied to everyday intercultural interactions.
•  1 VHS, 58 min.; 1 guide
•  HF5549.5.M5 U551 1994

Understanding cultural diversity: the challenge of providing health care services to American Indians
The speakers relate information about American Indian culture to four basic health care challenges--motivating patients to come for treatment, diagnosis, getting patients to accept treatment, and getting patients to continue treatment out of the clinic--with the goal of enabling medical professionals to better serve American Indian patients
•  1 VHS, 96 min.; 1 guide
•  HF5549.5.M5 U553 1994

Understanding cultural diversity: the perspectives of minority professionals
Four professionals who represent Hispanic American, African American, American Indian, and Asian American cultures are interviewed for insights about their own cultures and suggested guidelines for successful interactions between cultures.
•  1 VHS, 59 min.; 1 guide
•  HF5549.5.M5 U552 1994

American Indian concepts of health and unwellness
Overview of belief systems regarding health that are common to a number of Indian tribes.
•  1 VHS, 22 min.
•  WM 178 A512 1990

The state of Hispanic health
Presents the circumstances resulting in deficient delivery of health care to Hispanic Americans; describes the desired changes in health education and prevention programs and medical care systems.
•  1 VHS, 29 min.
•  WA 100 S7971 1990

We look, you look: perspectives on acculturation
In a speech to health care providers, Judith Black Feather outlines some of the differences in cultural traditions and attitudes between Indian and non-Indian people.
•  1 VHS, 20 min.
•  E 77 W361 1989

Communicating with Native American patients
Ellen Jackson, a Navaho woman with formal nursing training, explains to an audience of health care providers the expectations of Indian people in communicating with health professionals.
•  1 VHS, 25 min.
•  W 21.5 C734 1988

Culture and disability
Jennie R. Joe explains how cultural attitudes affect people's views about disabilities, contrasting attitudes in Indian cultures with those in mainstream United States culture.
•  1 VHS, 25 min.
•  HV 1553 C9671 1988