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A 10 page research paper that examines and discusses the Purnell Model of cultural competency and African Americans. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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as a crucial factor in reducing these health disparities. Cultural competency is defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as "the capacity to function effectively as an
individual and an organization with the cultural beliefs, behaviors and needs presented by consumers and their communities" (Phelps and Johnson, 2004, p. 204). Background While the vast majority
of immigration to North America was voluntary, Africans arrived in the colonial U.S. by being forcibly abducted and sold into slavery. Therefore, From the beginnings of this cultural community, African
Americans have required social ties of connectedness to one another in order to survive (Moore-Thomas and Day-Vines, 2008). While todays African Americans are quite removed from the realities of slavery
and the legalized discrimination of the first half of the twentieth century, they are both "directly and indirectly affected by a resulting cultural memory that prizes connection and social connectedness"
(Moore-Thomas and Day-Vines, 2008, p. 159). This aspect of African American culture is particularly evident in the value that black communities place on spirituality and religion and the multiple functions
that this serves within their communities. One barrier to effective cultural care of African Americans is the fact that this is a highly heterogeneous group and its healthcare
beliefs and lifestyles cannot be easily summarized (Sadler and Huff, 2007). However, it is also true that many African Americans derive from ancestry from West African cultures, so the beliefs
of this region do reflect the health beliefs of a large portion African Americans today (Sadler and Huff, 2007). Another cultural factor is that constitutes a barrier to care is
the way in which spirituality intertwines with health beliefs. While God, religion and spirituality are viewed as a coping resource, a combination of "folk medicine and religiosity" also account
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