Medical Care’s Role in Promoting Health

Culture and Policy Development

Is it possible for a health policy to fail due to cultural factors? How important is it for the community to get involved with the decision-making process during policy development? After reading your Learning Resources this week, you will recognize the significance in cultural awareness and health policy development. For this Assignment, you consider community engagement in policy development.

To preparefor this Assignment, complete the readings and view the media in your Learning Resources. Consider the importance of beliefs and behaviors when developing health policies.

The Assignment (2 pages):

• Explain the importance of culturally appropriate health policies.
• Explain how one can develop a policy so that it gets the support of the community.
• Explain how you might engage the community to be part of the voice when developing a policy.
• Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources.

Use APA formatting for your Assignment and to cite your resources.Resources

• Campbell, D. (2011). Anthropology’s contribution to public health policy development. McGill Journal of Medicine, 13(1), 76. 
  Anthropology’s contribution to public health policy development by Campbell, D., in the McGill Journal of Medicing (MJM), 13(1). Copyright 2011 by McGill University/Faculty of Medicine. Reprinted by permission of McGill University/Faculty of Medicine via the Copyright Clearance Center.
• Lee, K., Buse, K. & Fustukian, S. (Eds.). (2002). Health policy in a globalising world. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 
  Health policy in a globalizing world by Lee, K., Buse, K. & Fustukian, S. Copyright 2002 by Cambridge University Press. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
• Allen, T. & Heald, S. (2004). HIV/AIDS policy in Africa: What has worked in Uganda and what has failed in Botswana? Journal of International Development, 16(8), 1141–1154. 
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Porter, J. D. H. (2006). Epidemiological reflections of the contribution of anthropology to public health policy and practice. Journal of Biosocial Science, 38(1), 133–144.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Media

Note: The media selections for this course are viewable by clicking on the image provided after the media citations. After you click on the image, use the navigation bar at the bottom of the interface and choose the appropriate week. A menu of video and audio resources for that week will appear. Click on the menu item to begin that program.

• Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Global health and issues in disease prevention [Multimedia file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
  • “Medical Care’s Role in Promoting Health,” featuring Stephen Bezruchka, MD
    Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
• Fortier, J. (Director & Producer). (2008). Importance of culturally appropriate care for Native Americans [Video excerpt]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Unnatural causes: Episode 4—Bad sugar. United States: Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved from http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips_detail.php?res_id=77 
  (c) California Newsreel, 2008. www.unnaturalcauses.org
  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.
• Fortier, J. (Director & Producer). (2008). Tohono O’odham Community Action (TOCA)—Cultural renewal to improve health [Video excerpt]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Unnatural causes: Episode 4—Bad sugar. United States: Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved from http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips_detail.php?res_id=46 
  (c) California Newsreel, 2008. www.unnaturalcauses.org