CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTH CARE: EMERGING FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES Joseph R. Betancourt Massachusetts General Hospital–Harvard Medical School Alexander R. Green and J. Emilio Carrillo New York-Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Medical College of Cornell University FIELD REPORT October 2002 Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth Fund. The views presented here are those of the authors and should not be attributed to The Commonwealth Fund or its directors, officers, or
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other health problem rates among kids have been rising along with the marketers’ attention to children. These simultaneously growing processes have led to the debates of marketers’ responsibility related to increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes and food preference distortion (Linn & Novosat, 2008, p. 134; Carter et al., 2011, p. 962; Boyland & Halford, in press, p. 1). As acknowledged by Carter’s et al. (2011, pp. 962-968) research, children are a vulnerable and easily persuadable
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Running head: WHAT ARE THE REQUIRMENTS TO BECOME A PHARMACIST? 1 What are the Requirements to Become A Pharmacist? Review of the Pharmaceutical Life Insert Name Lone Star College Cy-Fair Author Note This paper was prepared for English 1301 taught by Professor Jamil Summer. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A PHARMACIST? 2 ABSTRACT A pharmacist is a healthcare professional who is a expert on pharmaceutical drugs and how they act to fight disease and improve
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SWOT analysis | 7 | 2-1-Strengths | 8 | 2-2 Weaknesses | 9 | 2-3Opportunities | 10 | 2-4Threats | 10 | 3-Corporate Social Responsibility | 11 | 4- PESTEL Analysis | 14 | 4-1 Political analysis | 14 | 4-1-1 Coca Cola Company is an American symbol of imperialism | 15 | 4-1-2 Coca Cola in MENA Region | 15 | 4-2Economic analysis | 16 | 4-3 Social analysis | 19 | 4-4 Environmental analysis | 19 | 4-5 Legal analysis | 19 | 5- marketing mix | 19 | 5-1 product line and range
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originally used by a resident of a public sector housing scheme in the west of Scotland in the early 1990s. There are several ways to look at food deserts. 1). low- Income Project 2). The independent. 3). The observer 4). The guardian. This research paper will elaborate on the ways foods deserts are defined and what affect it has on the health and well being of cultural families and communities. Table of Contents Page Abstract …………………………………………………………………………………………...2 Table of Contents
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Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to show the need for better public knowledge about the issues facing children who are struggling with obesity, with a primary focus on parental involvement. Parents need to understand the seriousness of allowing their children to consume whatever they want, and how much they want: We are seeing hypertension, heart disease, some cancers, breathing difficulties, and type II diabetes in more children today than ever before. Opposing arguments claim that
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HERITAGE ASSESSMENT PAPER Lara G. Heier Grand Canyon University: NRS- 429 4/9/2016 The Heritage Assessment tool is used by healthcare professionals in order for them to find out the patient’s cultural, religious and ethnic background. Culture is defined as an element of ethnicity, consisting of shared values and behaviors associated with a particular group. (Edelman, et al, 2014) In order to improve the quality of care, it’s important to understand the patient’s culture and the health
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A. “The Case for diversity in the health care workforce” 1. How directly is the text reviewed in the reading related to the earlier writing? In the primary partially of the reading, the text assessment was not as intimately connected to the preceding writing studied. The initial part of the document was utilized to set the background stricture of the learning and to clarify the essential epidemiology and basis for the reading. The following element of the document was more directly associated
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of International Marketing, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Information & Management among others. Thani has presented papers in many conferences including American Marketing Association, Academy of Management, Informs, Decision Sciences, Pharmaceutical Management Science Association and received several best paper awards. He has served in the dissertation committees in marketing at Columbia University. Thani is widely
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it comes to health care spending and pays out almost one thousand dollars per person per year on pharmaceuticals (Paris, 2014). Sadly, while the financial burden is high for the average family, many Americans are not taking their recommended medications because of the high costs. One in five Americans skip doses because of the cost (Paris, 2014). While there are many things nurses can do to enhance prescription medication compliance, understanding costs and helping implement ways in which patients
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