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<p style="font-size:24px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(167,160,140)">Working With Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health</p>

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 an individual’s health beliefs, practices, behaviors, and even the 
outcome of medical treatments. Because of this, health care providers 
must learn about culture and become culturally competent. A competent 
and professional maternal and child health workforce is essential for 
the optimal delivery of the Maternal and Child Health Service.</p>

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A competent health care provider has the ability to respond respectfully
 and effectively to people of all cultures, in a manner that affirms the
 worth and preserves the dignity of individuals, families and 
communities.</p>

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Cultural competence is important in every aspect of our lives, but it is
 a critical skill for health care providers, who deal daily with diverse
 populations. Participants will understand and recognize the importance 
of cultural competency and steps towards implementation within their 
healthcare practice.</p>

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<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,170,156)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:'lucida sans unicode','lucida grande',sans-serif">Core Competency Development Outline:</span></span></span></span></p>


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SELF-AWARENESS: <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:justify">Develop
 an understanding of cultural values and beliefs and its impact on 
health and health care delivery by first understanding your own.</span></p>

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CROSS-CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE: Learn how  beliefs, cultures and ethnic practices can influence health behavior and health status.</p><p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%">


 </p><p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%">LANGUAGE
 DIVERSITY: Discuss and understand the importance of providing 
information, referrals and services in the language appropriate to the 
client as well as the provision of interpreters when needed.</p>

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DELIVERY OF CARE: Are culturally and linguistically appropriate and 
competent services, programs and interventions available in the 
communities you serve? Are such services, programs and interventions 
meeting the needs of the community of interest?</p>

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ADVOCACY: Increase skill set to include advocacy for public policies and
 programs that promote and support culturally and linguistically 
responsive services and the inclusion, representation and participation 
of individuals who reflect the diversity of our communities.</p>

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<p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,170,156)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Wher</span>e:  </span>5033 N. Vancouver Ave-Community Room</p>


<p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%">Portland, OR 97217 </p>
<p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,170,156)">Time: </span></span><span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">10:00am-5:00pm</span></span>/6 Hour Workshop </p>


<p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,170,156)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Fit for: </span></span>Health Care Professionals/Doulas</p>


<p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,170,156)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Price: </span></span>$100.00 Per Individual</p>


<p style="font-size:15px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;outline:0px none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:signika,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,98,88);text-align:justify;max-width:99.9%"><span style="background-color:rgb(238,238,238)">Registration at: </span><a href="http://www.shafiamonroe.com" target="_blank">www.shafiamonroe.com</a></p>


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</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Alissa Gabrielle Leavitt, MPH, CHES<br><a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com">green.alissa@gmail.com</a><br>503-358-2331
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