Saturday, September 10, 2011

The Functionality of a Cultural Broker and a Health Educator in Multicultural Communities

(This article is a revised version from the one published online June 10, 2011 by author)

Health educators have the opportunity of being agents of change, mediators, cultural brokers, and catalyst.  Hospitals, community health centers, individual practitioners, community health educators are implementing a variety of strategies to effectively communicate with patients/consumers.  How we approach this is a matter of deciding which strategies work best in different settings.  There are two ways that have proven to be effective in enhancing communication with patient/consumers, cultural broker and health promoter/promotora.  However, it is important to know the functionality of these roles.  A cultural broker and a community health educator have similar goals and responsibilities, but it is important to understand the differences in training, knowledge and needed skills.

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