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Intercultural Drug Use: An Elective Course in the Pharmacy Curriculum.

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Appelt, Glenn D. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1984

Courses in intercultural drug use, tailored to individual cultures, are recommended to enhance pharmacy students' understanding of the influential role of cultural aspects of health care in patients' health care decisions. A course is described that highlights the cultural aspects of disease prevention and treatment of different populations. (MSE)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Disease Control

Training of Health Workers for Developing Countries.

Scrimshaw, Nevin S. – MOBIUS, 1985

The author argues that the achievement of health in developing countries requires that health workers be trained to prevent disease in addition to any training they receive in the identification and management of disease. This preventive role includes communication of health promotion concepts to people and gaining the confidence of communities.…

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Attitudes, Community Health Services, Cultural Context