HED6

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Multicultural Health Beliefs

Meta-Major

Health Sciences

Credits

3

Allow Pass/No Pass

No

Lecture Hours

54

Transfer Status

UC and CSU

Course Description

Designed to help the student develop an awareness of the cultural aspects of health beliefs and the influence of culture on health beliefs and behaviors. Special attention will be given to exploring how ethnicity, culture of origin, and socio-economic status influence health and quality of life, particularly among Latinos(as), African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native-Americans, and European-Americans in the United States.