Worlds apart : a four-part series on cross-cultural healthcare / Fanlight Productions ; produced and directed by Maren Grainger-Monsen, Julia Haslett.

1572958057
9781572958050

Boston, MA : [Distributed by] Fanlight Productions, ©2003.

English

In English, Pushto, Persian, Khmu, and Spanish with English subtitles; Closed-captioned.

1 videodisc (48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

RA448.4 .W67 2003

362.1089 W892

DVD-912 Fanlight Productions

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.

Facilitator's guide written by Alexander Green, Joseph Betancourt and J. Emilio Carrillo.

Editor, Ken Schneider.

DVD format.

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