Cultural Issues in Healthcare: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

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This easy-to-read book is designed to prepare medical, biomedical and other health professionals in training to provide healthcare services to patients by utilizing the scholarship in the published chapters to better understand the evolving symbiotic relationship between attention to the needs of patient communities and achieving effective access, treatment, and quality of care. While studies have been done on health inequity and disparities, moving to solution-based strategies not only requires more knowledge but a pathway to praxis. The editors and chapter authors of this unique title are established practitioners in the areas they write about and provide refreshing ways to advance our work in healthcare.


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Author(s): Renay Scales, Asia T. McCleary-Gaddy
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023

Language: English
Pages: 179
City: Cham

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Background
Why is Culture Important in Health and Healthcare?
Historical Treatment
Cultural and Gender Bias
Student and Workforce Diversity
Impact of Cultural Diversity on Patients
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Training
Summary of the Contents
References
Part I: Historical Nature of a Single Vulnerable Community and the Impact on Health Outcomes
Chapter 2: Adolescent Mental Health and Culturally Responsive Pediatric Care
Introduction
Biological Implications of Adolescence
Developmental Implications of Adolescence
Cultural Implications of Adolescence
Socioeconomic Status
Race and Ethnicity
Immigrant and Refugee Populations
LGBTQQI
Prevalent Mental Health Disorders in Adolescent Populations
Adolescent Population: Under Diagnosed and Undertreated
Adolescent Population: Culturally Responsive Pediatric Care
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Family-Based Therapy
Psychopharmacology and Combination Therapy
Intersection of Culturally Responsive Care and the Adolescent Population—Case Study
Developmentally and Culturally Responsive Considerations
References
Chapter 3: Treatment of Women in Healthcare Environments
Themes in Research on Women’s Treatment in Healthcare
Quality of Care
Lack of Access to Healthcare
Women’s Perception of Providers
Bias in Women’s Treatment
Services for Women
A Pilot Study of Practitioner Perceptions of Women’s Experiences in Medicine
Methods
Results
Discussion
Implications for Future Research: Two Kinds of Mapping
A Model for GIS Healthcare Analysis
Methodology
Preliminary Analyses
Family Mapping in Healthcare Assessment
Conclusion
Appendix: Providers’ Perspective on Women’s Experiences in Healthcare
Questionnaire
References
Chapter 4: The Commoditization of Blacks and the Impact on Health Outcomes
Definitions
Accountability
A Culture of Distrust: The Impact on Health Outcomes
Healthcare Disparities
History of the Commoditization of Blacks
Communication
Case for Additional Education and Training
Path Forward
References
Part II: Characteristics of Care: Anecdotal and Scholarly Strategies for Training Professionals
Chapter 5: Appalachians and Health: The Impact of History and Culture on Healthcare Decisions and Disparities
Healthcare Challenges in Appalachia
Impact of Appalachian Culture on Healthcare Decisions
Addressing Healthcare Issues
References
Chapter 6: A Culture of Stigmatization: The Healthcare of Minoritized Populations
Introduction
Stigma: A Social Determinant of Health
Overview
Stigma and Minoritized Populations
Weight Stigma
Mental Health Stigma
Racial/Ethnic Minority Stigma
LGBTQ+ Stigma
Future Research Considerations for Stigma and Health
Intersectional Stigma
Racial Stigma and White American Health
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Transgender Health: The Present and the Future
Transgender Healthcare: Can We Achieve High-Performing Healthcare Delivery to All?
Background
Research
Structural Stigma
Unique Healthcare Needs
Next Steps: How to Create a High-Performing Healthcare Delivery System for Transgender Patients
References
Part III: Cultural Models that Address Quality of Care
Chapter 8: Brown Bodies in Pain and the Call for Narrative Medicine
Centering the Brown-Bodied Patient’s Experience
Brown-Bodied Encounters in Medical Settings: From the Past to the Present
Brown-Bodied Narratives: Finding the Illness Is Part of the Story, Past and Present
The Biomedical TechnoService Complex, Inc.: An Elaborate Set of Actors
Narrative Medicine: What It Can and Cannot Offer
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: Models of Community Care
The Project
Communities of Practice
The Model
The Process
Social Recruitment
Dissemination
Consistent Messaging and Building Trust
“Traditional” Outlets
Community Medicine Model for the Hispanic/LatinX Community
Appendix: Brochure on Program
Reference
Chapter 10: Final Thoughts
Missed Opportunities: A Call to Action
Advocacy in Theory but not Practice
Fragmented vs. Holistic Curriculum
Faculty Development vs. a Faculty Tax
Research Community Engagement
Conclusion
References
Index