MHA 516 Wk 3 – Collaborative Assignment: Cultural Differences

Understanding cultural differences is a very important aspect of delivering health care to various populations who have immigrated to the United States from various parts of the world. Collaborating with others to explore these differences allows you to gather varying viewpoints on these differences and how they might impact health care delivery.

Part I: Individual work

Select 1 chapter in The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down that discusses Hmong history (Ch. 8 to 14) to read individually.

Write a 350-word summary of the chapter that includes the following:

• Identify the historical events or cultural practices in your selected chapter.
• Examine and describe how these differences create disparities between U.S. health care and the Hmong in California.

Share your summary with your team.

Part II: Teamwork

Discuss as a team the key historical events or cultural practices you each found in your reading and summary.

As a team, identify commonalities of Hmong history and cultural practices that recur throughout the chapters.

Create a list of 3 to 5 key cultural practices or factors that could impact health care program delivery to the Hmong community. Include a 2- to 3-sentence description to support your choices.

Part III: Individual Reflection:

Write a 350-word summary explaining how the 3- to 5-key factors your team identified apply to the chapter you read. Describe how these factors impact the differences in disparities between U.S. health care and the Hmong in California.

Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Submit your assignment.