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HSC532

Dr. Jodi Fisher

December 14, 2017 at 3 pm

Final exam

Question 1:

In this course, I learned about myself and my life more than I ever imagined. I have learned to listen and interact with other people. I try to understand a very diverse population of people to know how to deal with them. I have learned to develop personal standards for when and how I engage in conversation with people about any given topic. I also learned to apologize when I made a mistake or misunderstood something. I also learned that I did not have to mention the disagreement every time I disagree with someone. I am proud of myself because I learned a new language and improved. My goal was to be a more social person. I feel that I have broken some of my shyness because of what I have learned in this class. I have always been a shy person for all my life, and I am really proud with the progress I made.

I believe that as a Shia Muslim, which is the minority in Saudi Arabia, I do not have privilege in my life in comparison to others. The privilege in Saudi Arabia is not related to race, instead it is about your religion or who you are and who you know.

“it is important to explore how system of advantage and disadvantage, and privilege affect one’s life and work” ( Cartwright & Shingle, 2011, p. 67). In my opinion, there are a few improvements that can change life quality for all Saudis: First, employ the right people in the right positions. In Saudi Arabia, there are certain families with high positions in the Saudi market, and these families tend to employ their relatives even when their qualifications are not suitable for the job. and put work load on some one else. In my experience, I had an interview in a big company, and the first question the interviewer asked me was “Are you Shia or Sunni?” When I told him that I was Shia, when he heard my answer he closed the notebook in front of him and started asking me about soccer and sports cars (unrelated questions to the job interview). right then I knew he did not have any intention in hiring me because of my religion. I felt that other people had privilege over me even though I am well qualified. In addition,

According to Cartwright et all, “some African American women felt privileged when working with African American athletes but initially disadvantage due to gender when working with male African American couches” (p. 57). there are many different things between male and female in Saudi Arabia.

Question 2:

A) The multicultural component to healthcare remains one of the most significant elements in any workplace. This component has the capability of influencing work positively in numerous and diverse ways. In most work settings and our individual career journeys, we encounter professionals and interact with many different people. Since most of these people come from different countries, they usually have diverse cultures. The term multicultural competence is “the ongoing process in which the health care professional continuously strives to achieve the ability and availability to work effectively within the cultural context of the patient (individual, family, community) (Cartwright et all, 2011, p. 5). Another definition of multicultural competence from a professional health organization “is a set of attitudes, skills, behaviors, and policies that enable organizations and staff to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.”( Cartwright et all, 2011, p. 5)

b) My personal experience with multicultural health has changed part of my personality and exposure after entering the U.S. I have come across and interacted with people from different countries like China, Japan, America and India. I did not have the slightest clue of the cultural backgrounds of these people since I have never met them before. When I came to the USA, I met with an American girl, and I learned how to speak English. Additionally, she explained to me how Americans behave. She talked with me about some customs such as: Halloween, Christmas, New-Year’s, Thanksgiving, Labor day, MLK day, Independence day, and Saint Patrick’s Day. She mentioned to me what the Americans eat, such as fast food. According to cartwright, “culture refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thought, communications, action, customs, religion, and social group.” ( cartwright et all, 2011, p. 6). Also, I met with a Chinese girl when I studied English, and I learned Chinese. she told me that there is a cupping treatment for message therapy similar to Hijama in Saudi Arabia.

I will need multicultural competence in health care administration. I may find myself working with several employees who come from different cultures, whether males or females, and they could have different thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs. According to Cartwright et all, “ health professionals should ‘promote and support the attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, and skills necessary for staff to work respectfully and effectively with patients and each other in a culturally diverse work environment’”(p. 7). In my field as a health services administrator, I should be aware, active, seeing, thinking, and acting. Also, I need to understand the knowledge, skills, and behaviors of patients.

Question 3:

a) In this semester, the discussions showed a variety of health issues for many different American ethnicities. Each American ethnicity suffers from some different type of health issues. According to the fact sheet, in Hispanic and Latino Americans, the leading causes of death are cancer, heart diseases, and accident. Also, in the fact sheet, for Blacks or African Americans; heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Unintentional injuries, HIV/AIDS and chronic lower respiratory disease. also, In the fact sheet about health disparities Asian American is common health disparities, cancer, Hepatitis B, heart disease, diabetes, and mental illness. Compare between races and ethnic about uninsured such as, non-Hispanic Whites are less likely to have insurance at 46.3%, however, those of Hispanic origin are 30.7% of the population who do not have insurance. After reading all the fact sheet and reading material, I noticed some diseases are more common than others today. In addition, infant mortality, Black infant deaths occur almost 3 times more often than White infant deaths.

b) According to Shingle, there are some factors affect on health disparities. Disparities exist not only in health outcomes, but also in the contributing factors. I think these diseases exists because lack of health insurance is a major contributor to lack of access. For example, “45.8 million Americans lacked health insurance in 2005. This represents a slight increase from 2004 when 15.6% of the U.S. population lacked health insurance”. Another reason, language, there is lack of communication between doctors with patients. For instance, “About one-third of Asian-Americans do not speak English very well. Some do not speak any English. Many Asian-Americans may not know about the risk factors for disease or the role of preventive health care. Additionally, lack of education, and a lack of financial resources are a primary barrier to healthcare.

c) Of presentation mentioned about there were eliminating health disparities must to be enhanced in disease prevention and improve access to primary care. We can make health care more equal and accessible for everyone. Also, improve diversity and distribution of the health care. Moreover, focus on diseases and health. And providing school education about health care. Additionally, enhancing of quality in heath care.

Question 4:

a) There are many different things that students need to learn during this class, and I would like to improve the diversity of the class; I would like to add information about each culture of this students in the class with some kind of an interactive activity in every two classes because the activity could help students to feel encouraged about thinking, and engage with each other in class content. I would like to add a worksheet at the end of the class to give students extra information or knowledge.

b) The kind of activities I would do would be about self-awareness. For example, every student talks in front of the class about discussing the connection between food and culture and ask for specific examples in everyday life, and realize that certain religious groups do not eat pork.

Another activity is about multicultural self. Every student shares their story in class. Also, everyone shares their stereotype and announce that anyone who would like to share another one can do so. In addition, at the end of class, the teacher gives students a poverty awareness quiz.

c) I would make sure students involvement in the learning process. When students write reflection papers about each class, the teacher knows them how they learn and understand each class. Additionally, the teacher noticed students enjoy working with a partner and learning from each other. Also, if I create peer groups of three to five students and give each group a task, they share their idea. The teacher noticed them how they focused in this class.

d) Moreover, I do not know how students were successful because success is attained when those students have been engaged, encouraged, embraced, and educated. Also, students must feel appreciated, be invested and they must learn.

References

Cartwright, L.A. and Shingles, R.R. (2011). Cultural Competence in Sports Medicine. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Shingles. R. (2017). African American Athletic Training Education Program. HSC 532 Course Materials Blackboard. 

Hispanic/Latino Americans health issues. (2017). Group Fact sheet

Asian American, (2017). Group Fact sheet

Health disparities among diverse populations. (2009). HSC 532 Course Materials Blackboard. 

Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Issues. (2017). Course Materials Blackboard