Health Professional Education Courses

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Health Professional EducationCourses
SeminarsCultural Competency/Sensitivity

• Yvonne Bronner, ScD, RD, LD
• Professor Director, Public Health Program
• Morgan State University

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Ethnic Health Disparity Problem

• Higher incidence and prevalence of leading
  diseases
• CVD (Cardiovascular Disease)
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Infant Mortality
• Homicide

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Cardiovascular Disease
Source National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
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Diabetes
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Obesity
Figure 1. Age-adjusted prevalence of overweight
(BMI 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI gt 30) Source
CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2000
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Homicide
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Disparity in Treatment

• With equal access
• With equal ability to pay (insurance)
• With equal diagnosis

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University Role in an Urban Setting

• What should faculty be doing?
• What should students be doing?

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Plan

• Mobilize Public Health through community action
  supported by University and medicine.
• Develop action plan with measurable outcomes and
  timelines.

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