The student health center as multicultural catalyst.
Stanford's student health center participated with underrepresented students in observing Black Liberation Month; Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Awareness Days; and Cinco de Mayo, the commemoration of a Mexican Army defeat of the French in 1862. For minority students on a campus where a majority of the students and faculty are White, the health center's involvement in these events was viewed as an affirmation and acceptance of worth of these diverse student groups. The outreach effort exposed health center caregivers to the cultures of the three groups when staff members attended the special activities, interacted with the celebrants, and became more sensitized to their needs.
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Counseling and Psychological Services, Stanford University, California.
D001741:Black or African American; D001727:Bisexuality; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*