MCCCD Program Description

Chicano Culture and Health

Course: CCS211

First Term: 2006 Spring

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Chicano culture and health, including the socio-cultural contexts of health, disease, prevention, and health care delivery. Comparative study of health needs, problems, and health care utilization patterns of the Chicano community

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Define Chicano studies and Chicanismo. (I) 2. Define the Chicano community. (II) 3. Analyze the role of public health within the Chicano community. (III) 4. Analyze the historical/indigenous roots of Chicano ethnomedicine. (IV) 5. Compare Chicano ethnomedicine to mainstream medicine. (V) 6. Describe the Chicano health belief model. (VI) 7. Analyze the effects of acculturation on the health status of the Chicano community. (VII) 8. Explain the basic principles of cultural competency. (VIII) 9. Analyze health communication within the Chicano community. (IX) 10. Analyze and define the impact of chronic disease within the Chicano community. (X) 11. Analyze and define the impact of infectious disease within the Chicano community. (XI) 12. Analyze health care delivery systems within the Chicano community. (XII) 13. Identify and analyze current health issues affecting the Chicano community. (XIII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Chicano Studies and Chicanismo A. The Chicano Movement of the 1960`s B. The concept of La Raza (The People) II. The Chicano Community A. U.S. Hispanics B. Chicanos C. The Southwestern United States and beyond III. The Chicano Community and Public Health A. Incidence and prevalence B. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention IV. Historical/Indigenous Roots of Mexican/Chicano Ethnomedicine A. Mesoamerica B. Iberian/Arabic medicine V. Chicano Ethnomedicine A. Curanderismo B. Folk-illnesses C. Remedios caseros (Home Remedies) VI. The Chicano Health Belief Model A. Cultural definitions B. Balance and imbalance C. The sacred and the profane VII. Acculturation A. Acculturation Scales B. Self-identity C. Cultural preservation VIII. Cultural Competency A. Linguistic vs. cultural competency B. Cultural constructs IX. Health Communication A. Written B. Oral X. Chronic Disease A. Obesity B. Diabetes C. Asthma XI. Infectious Disease A. Hepatitis-A B. HIV XII. Health Care Delivery A. Community efforts B. Promotores (lay health care workers) XIII. Current Health Issues A. The law and health care B. Poverty

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/13/2005

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