Strategies for designing culturally relevant client education materials.
This article addresses strategies for designing and implementing a culturally significant and appropriate client education tool for use with non-English-speaking clients or for any client in a culture different from the mainstream. These strategies include: (1) understanding the relationship between culture and behavior, (2) developing a strategic plan, (3) gathering demographic data about the setting, (4) evaluating the characteristics of the learner, and (5) developing culturally specific, unique education learning materials.
Columbus College, Columbus, GA.
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D003144:Communication Barriers; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014481:United States