Patient education for diverse populations

Teaching for Diverse Populations

As colleges and universities become increasingly more diverse, instructors must understand the needs and behaviors of a broad range of students and develop techniques for working effectively with them. The first three links below present general strategies for teaching diverse populations. The succeeding links provide information on specific student populations: women; students of color; studen...

Readability and patient education materials used for low-income populations.

UNLABELLED More than 90 million Americans have low levels of health literacy that may contribute to poor health outcomes. Assessment of the readability of patient education materials (PEMs) is a vital component of health education. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to describe the readability of PEMs used in community healthcare settings serving low-income populations to provide further insig...

Meeting the challenge: patient education in a diverse America.

As our patient populations become more culturally diverse, it becomes more important to meet the challenge. This article shows how to provide culturally competent patient education by beginning assessment with the 8 Kleinman questions that elicit the patient's explanatory model. It then describes the skills needed to apply the principles of patient-centered care to individualize teaching to the...

Diverse Student Populations

Diverse Student Populations