Cultural diversity

ever changing health care reform, it is important to consider what culturally diverse means. Cultural diversity in the workplace occurs when a company hires employees from a variety of backgrounds, race, gender, age, or religion. FHCC has recently opened a new facility in a neighborhood that is culturally diverse. FHCC is experiencing low patient influx due to the fact that there is a lack of cultural diversity of among the staff. Some of the factors affecting the patient influx include: a.…

I think we as a country focus on cultural differences and diversity. In many of our schools we have programs designed to help students where English is their second language. The initial program started was called ESL or English As a Second language which teaches English to students based upon their specific needs such as reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and writing. This program however fell short and a new program was established called English Plus which included everything that the…

the world. Iraq's population comprise of a majority of Arabs and Kurds. The remaining people are divided into several other ethnic groups such as Jews and Turkoman (Paulmbo, 2005). This cultural and ethnic diversity has led to an interesting variety of historical and cultural monuments. In recent years, Iraq’s cultural and historical heritage faced a quantifiable level of destruction and damage caused by armed conflicts in the country. The most important and profound armed conflicts in modern…

The Cultural Diversity Assessment was an enlightening experience that revealed several similarities and differences to me about who I interviewed and myself. First, I was expecting many differences, but I enjoyed learning about similarities between me and another culture. Next, I was surprised at how few differences we shared compared to our abundant similarities. Also, the overall experience was a great tool to learn not only about my culture, and myself but also to see a different culture…

The differences between the three cultures are as follows. Texas, is a very diverse culture also known as a melting pot, they have a mixture of most every culture. These different cultures get along very well working closely with each other. Cultural diversity is throughout the city businesses (Stolz, 2015). Texans are very business oriented people. They work together to get the job done. People move here from different states which add…

Every country has diversity. Some have very diverse culture while others may not have much diversity in their country. Diversity is itself a notion for vast phenomenon. America is now considered the most diverse nation of the world. Immigration in previous decades has made an intense divergent cultural environment. Diversity is itself an advantage and it comes with some disadvantages as well. United States represents a rainbow of ethics, culture and religion. Some often categorize America as the…

Interest This class seems to be very interesting. After reading over what this class is about it seems to go a little more in depth about cultural diversity in healthcare. As stated on Aspen’s website, This graduate-level course provides an in-depth study of cultural diversity, delineating ethnocultural congruent health-care practices in a pluralistic society. Assessment, planning, and interventions for health promotion and maintenance, illness and disease prevention, health restoration, and…

The Cultural Diversity in School class was well-known for teaching students how to be a better educators and better future teachers. It was well-known for giving students the support, the experience, and the opportunity to be able to participate in class projects as well as community project services. For my experience and throughout the semester at the course, I believe I achieved the goal of my role as student and as a future educator. Throughout the semester I was trying to find a way…

From the very beginning, California has been a place associated with uniqueness and great diversity. It has been said that within the confines of California can be found much of the best and worst of all forty-nine other states combined. Large scale migration has greatly contributed to the phenomenon, as has the diverse climate of the state. Consequently, it is safe to say that California has something to offer to every single person. What makes California so different from the rest of the…

Cultural diversity is essentially the existence of a multitude of different cultural and ethnic groups within a society. Cultural diversity continues to increase here in the United States, hence the need for healthcare professionals to have at least a basic understanding of a variety of cultures prevalent in the society in which they are providing care. Furthermore, it’s important to provide culturally competent care, which means “having the knowledge, abilities and skills to deliver care…