Preliminary Program subject to change
Cultural Competence Through Multicultural Education
StructureWorksite Health
DescriptionCultural competence is essentail to health educators so that they can effectively address issues of diversity and multiculturalism. This program will show how cultural competence may be achieved through multicultural education.
Presider:Steve Furney, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Speakers:Lydia Burak, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, ME
Emilia Zarco, Adelphi University, Garden City, NJ
Cultural Competence: Strategies, Activities, and Applications
Lydia J. Burak, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
Health Education and Multicultural Education: Similarities and Challenges
Emilia Patricia Zarco, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY and Diane Cole, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

American Association for Health Education