Worlds apart [videorecording] : a four-part series on cross-cultural healthcare / Fanlight Productions ; produced and directed by Maren Grainger-Monsen, Julia Haslett.
Separate facilitator's guide written by Alexander Green, Joseph Betancourt and J. Emilio Carrillo.
Contents:
Alicia Mercado's story (12:55) Justine Chitsena's story (11:18) -- Robert Phillips' story (10:07) -- Alicia Mercado's story (12:55)
Summary:
Follows patients and families facing critical medical decisions as they navigate their way through the health care system. Provides a look at a variety of patients' cultures and the culture of medicine. Raises an awareness about the role sociocultural barriers play in patient-provider communication and in the provision of healthcare services for culturally and ethnically diverse patients. 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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.