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Spark: Cultural Responsiveness

Understand key concepts about providing culturally responsive health care to adolescents. By the end of this Spark, participants will be able to describe the relevance of cultural responsiveness training to the care of adolescent patients, and identify some of the ways your health center already engages in creating a culturally responsive environment for adolescents.
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FOR MEDICAL HEALTH CENTERS
Presentation Slides

Being culturally responsive means that we are being patient-centered, with a focus on respecting the cultural needs.

Script

Focusing on adolescents as a cultural identity, and it’s helpful to keep in mind ways that bias can apply to all cultural identities.

Activity Handout

Identify relevance of Cultural Responsiveness training to care for adolescent patients.

Sparklers

Let’s take a journey with Jay as she navigates the health care system from scheduling her visit, checking in with the front desk, all the way to follow-up.

FOR YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS
Presentation Slides

Discover how we define culturally responsive or culturally appropriate services.

Script

Understand key concepts about providing culturally responsive services to young people.

Activity Handout

Identify relevance of Cultural Responsiveness training to care for adolescent patients.

Sparklers

Let’s take a journey with Jay as she visits a youth drop-in center to check out an afterschool program.