Culture and Policy Development WK 5 Assignment

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 prepare for 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 (3 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.

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Ferguson, A., Shannon, K., Butler, J., & Goldenberg, S. M. (2017). A comprehensive review of HIV/STI prevention and sexual and reproductive health services among sex workers in conflict-affected settings: Call for an evidence- and rights-based approach in the humanitarian response. Conflict and Health, 11(1), 25. doi:10.1186/s13031-017-0124-y

Ho, M.-J., Gosselin, K., Chandratilake, M., Monrouxe, L. V., & Rees, C. E. (2017). Taiwanese medical students’ narratives of intercultural professionalism dilemmas: Exploring tensions between Western medicine and Taiwanese culture. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 22(2), 429–445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-016-9738-x

Jones, E., Lattof, S. R., & Coast, E. (2017). Interventions to provide culturally-appropriate maternity care services: Factors affecting implementation. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), 267. doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1449-7

Park, Y., Kim, C., You, M. S., Lee, K. S., & Park, E. (2014). Public participation in the process of local Public health policy, using policy network analysis. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 47(6), 298–308. doi:10.3961/jpmph.14.029

Scott, S., D’Silva, J., Hernandez, C., Villaluz, N. T., Martinez, J., & Matter, C. (2017). The Tribal Tobacco Education and Policy Initiative: Findings from a collaborative, participatory evaluation. Health Promotion Practice, 18(4), 545–553. doi:10.1177/1524839916672632

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Required 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

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

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.