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Overview
This online self-directed micro-credential series EDI in Health offers learners a comprehensive understanding of the significance of EDI in healthcare delivery. Through interactive modules exploring various cultural perspectives, communication techniques, and patient-centered care practices, participants will acquire essential skills to navigate diverse patient populations effectively.
Courses
| EDI for Healthcare | ||
| Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||
| HLTH-1320 | Cultural Awareness & Diversity in Health | |
| HLTH-1321 | Ethics & Identifying Barriers to Health | |
| HLTH-1322 | Mental Health Awareness and Care | |
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Learning Outcomes
- Identify communication strategies to promote a healthcare environment that is accessible, respectful, and inclusive.
- Describe the healthcare professional’s role in providing efficient and effective quality services in accordance with an individualized patient treatment and care plan.
- Identify the significance of cultural awareness and diversity in healthcare, including the impact of cultural beliefs, values, and practices on patient care, communication, and health outcomes.
- Explain the importance of culturally competent healthcare delivery, including effective communication techniques, respectful engagement with diverse patient populations, and the ability to navigate cultural differences to promote patient-centered care and improve health equity.
- Identify personal biases and assumptions related to culture, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and other dimensions of diversity, and apply strategies for self-reflection and cultural humility to enhance cultural competence in healthcare interactions.
