Health Promotion and Cultural Competency

This article discusses the role of cultural competency in health promotion and its impact on health outcomes. It explores the barriers and facilitators to effective communication and the importance of the ethnic liaison in the NSW health promotion service.

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Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

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Health Promotion
The protagonist of a cultural liaison
I am certain that as health promotion officer am a suitable candidate for the position of the
ethnic liaison profession within the NSW wellbeing promotion health service. Cultural
associations are beneficial thus they aid in the provision of patient support, provide health
education, partnership with other organizations and professionals and implementation of
approaches such as the screening at the well-being fair (Vallesi, Wood, Dimer, & Zada,
2018). Thus, the responsibilities and roles of the social support worker and health promotion
officer are clear (Shepherd, Delgado, Sherwood, & Paradies, 2018).
Implement strategies, guidelines, and health promotion leads to the formation of societal
justice, equity, and enablement for the diverse cultural populace in Australia (Australian
Health Promotion Association, 2009). This is conducted by positively altering political,
economic, and social circumstances for the population’s vigor.
The health promotion officer needs to work with the other organizations and professionals
such as health services and government, to establish and implement health programs,
policies, and interventions. It enables people to enhance their regulator over the health
elements and alter their health behaviors (Hicks, 2018).
On that note, this scheme will enable me to discover my occupation as a health promotion
officer which will make me the suitable candidate for the protagonist of ethnic sustenance
laborer (Giles, & Darroch, 2014).
The hypothetical relevance and association
Cultural proficiency is termed as a set of skills, behaviors, programs, and policies that
enable a system to relate and professional to function upright in a cross-cultural circumstance.

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This is a cultural complex that requires be maintaining and developing when occupied with a
diverse ethnical community. In regards to ethnic competency, the health expert targets to
enhance the societal determinants of health through an upsurge in health parity and self-
determination that has an impact on the health consequences for a specific populace
(Bainbridge, McCalman, Clifford, & Tsey, 2015).
The elements of social health facilitate the understanding of social and environmental
situations that have a significant influence on the population results. Culture is viewed as one
of the health determinants, and it has an impact on the decisions, values, and behavior
towards health. It is therefore crucial for the researchers and health professionals to
implement and develop the intervention and programs that will permit a culturally diverse
population to take charge of the outcomes of their health (National Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Health Workers Association, 2016).
Societal determinants of health improve individual health equity thus permits the
enactment and better access to health systems and services. This will lead to a change in an
individual’s perception and character. Addressing of personal privileges and societal
determinants of health enhances the opportunities and participation for the programs that will
permit the society to take charge of the factors that affect the improvement of the health
outcomes and their health in general (Knibb-Lamouche, 2012).
The outcomes of health are attained by irrelated factors such as the scarcity of data about
medication and health services, inquiries on the quality of life and increasing rate of
expenditure on health services and care. In the situation that the factors that affiliated to the
health outcomes are not achieved, community and individuals will be negatively affected
(Sansoni, 2016).

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Key constructs of cultural competency
concepts of
ethnic
competency
Approaches Health Promotion Standard
links
Alertness In regards to a personal view,
NHMRC, (2005),
It is crucial for the health
promotion officer s to be aware of
their professional background and
social ethics. This is facilitated by
the use of reflective implements
such as the typology for personal
reflection of my values and
programs. It is essential for my
values to be in align with the
social ethics that are anticipated
by the client (Fleming, 2006).
The Health promotion
officers should be able to
self- assess their cultural
competency and values for
them to establish and
enhance the programs that
will have a positive change
in regards to the health
affiliated conducts (McKay
& Dunn, 2015).
Skills The utilization of
organizational dimension can aid
in the cultural assessment on a
specific population to understand
the society and its ethical
According to project
management guidelines for
health, promotion
practitioners need to
undertake evaluation and

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background. This can be done
through the means of interviewing
and understanding the
community. The evaluation will
focus on identifying the impacts
of health challenges in a
particular group and the dynamics
that trigger the situation (Eldredge
et al., 2016)
consultation to determine
the dynamics of social
determinants and conduct
that have an impact on the
health situations
Acquaintance Using the organizational facet
of NHMRC (2005), I have viewed
at pertinent data that were
accessible for me by my
administration to look at the
health-related beliefs, ethnic
values and disease incidence and
prevalence of the communal
during the designing phase of the
interpolation (Campinha-Bascote,
2002).
According to the
Australian Health
Promotion Association
(2009), health advancement
officers need to be in the
capacity to conduct, locate,
and critically examine data
and evidence.
Encounter In the personal facet, I have
managed to formulate programs
and workshop where the health
professional can communicate
and learn with people from
The need for the health
promotion officers to have
an efficient inter-
professional association
and communication that

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diverse professions and
backgrounds (NHMRC 2005).
comprise of verbal, written,
and non -verbal
communication (Australian
Health Promotion
Association, 2009).
Desire As per the certified dimension
of NHMRC (2005), I am
convicted to learn and understand
about varying strategies, skills
and the approaches of diverse
cultures so that my project can
have a positive impact to the
society.
According to the
Australian Health
Promotion Association,
(2009), it is essential for
the Health Promotion
Officers to progressively
focus on constructing their
desire and knowledge on
pre-testing and resource
development. Moreover, to
gain an understanding of
the event and history of
health promotion by
coming up with the
programs that will enhance
community health.

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An acquaintance of Health Promotion and their affiliation to cultural care
Social welfare refers to the establishment of an environment that is secure from racism,
prejudice, discrimination, and power imbalance. It is conducted through awareness of
different cultural ideas to develop the approaches that will establish a safe location from
varying ethnicity to express their views, permit self- determination, and easily admittance to
person- intervention. It is consequently significant for the health promotion officers to
establish a favorable environment that will make an individual to trust the stuff, feel
respected and to have the same degree of power to negotiate and control the behavior and
health outcomes towards health (Hicks, 2018). The fundamental task of ethnic safety is to
evaluate and monitor the interventions and policies so that the packages are of high quality
and safety.
The barriers and facilitators
The primary obstacle that is evident in both stakeholders and staff is the inability to
demonstrate perfect communication skill. This is because excellent communication skills can
display professionalism, respect, and minimizes the chances of a conflict. An ideal
communication skill is critical since it permits professionals and health community workers
to gain knowledge and progress a high eminence intervention and health care. This can be
attained through self- replication on my values, abilities, and associations with stakeholders
and communal workers.
The cultural competence and cultural health barrier that are evident throughout the
practice can be as a result of inappropriate communication skills and lack of share knowledge
amid the stakeholders and staff (Marino, 2015). This situation can trigger conflict due to the
inability to share crucial information. Furthermore, the circumstance can propagate
destructiveness in society since the organizations, professionals, and systems are not
conducting their duties of conveying statistics that can alter an outcome of public health.

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Indulgent of health philosophy and summary
I am confident that I am a suitable candidate for the role of the ethnic liaison at the NSW
health advancement service. As a well-being promotion officer, I have the ability to enhance
and address the social determinants of health that have a negative impact on the outcomes of
health in a community. On that note, I have self -confidence on the experiences that I
gathered, which will enable me to become a suitable ethnic liaison that will impact a
favorable modification to the community together with their outcomes (Dean, Williams, &
Fenton, 2013).

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