To those entering/serving racial and ethnic minorities and AI/AN communities…..leave your biases at the door…….enter each encounter with caution and care. Come with culturally and linguistically competent healthcare services, information, and resources that honor our traditions......It’s life changing I tell ya!!
Read MoreFor communities of color, faith/spirituality is an integral core value and informs a lot of their choices, including how they eat and interact with the environment. As many rediscover that faith/spirituality and embrace it, they see improvement in their health. Honor their faith/spiritual beliefs.
Read MoreI also remember my days as a Home Economist in GA listening to Black women talk about broccoli. They were shopping in the grocery store and one was trying to convince the other to eat some broccoli. “I ain’t eatin’ no White folks food” was her answer. For some reason, most of the “standards” that are promoted as normal or best, including those around health and health issues are based in Eurocentrism.
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