Cultural Competency in Public Health

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1. I am enrolled in a course of public health. Students studying about public health and thriving
to be public health professionals have to be trained in cultural competency training. Being a
student is public health, I have underwent training in cultural competency, that has enabled in
me, the seed of cultural acceptance, that is respecting and understand my own culture and
other cultures to address the needs of the public. The attitude based programming, my past
experience and my habit of self-evaluation and self -critiquing and my capability of
intercultural learning and interaction makes me suitable to become a cultural liaison (Fleckma
et al., 2016). Furthermore, I believe that I am well acquainted with all the legislation related to
the preservation of CALD or indigenous rights. I believe that I also possess the capability to
work in collaboration with culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) as my
discipline, profession called for an amalgamation with other cultures in order to understand
their cultural needs and the social determinants of their health.
2. Being a student of public health, it is my duty to understand that the diversity of our nation is
growing rapidly, along with the increasing cross cultural interactions. While researching
about public health, I have come to know that cross cultural interactions and cultural
competence has been described to be critical for the reduction of the health care disparities
and improving the access to a high quality of health care (Powell, 2016). I have always
determined culture, to be an important social determinants of health. The overall wellbeing
of the people belonging to ethnic minorities is dependent on their spirituality and cultural
beliefs. Hence, preservation of the culture and ethnicity is necessary for preserving their

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health (Powell, 2016). I was working with the indigenous people under a clinical setting, I
came to know that they often have to wait in long queues and even face communication
difficulties during the health checkup. Considering the basic human rights, that every citizen
has got the right to access health care, it is necessary to provide equal health care access to
the CALD or the indigenous communities of Australia (Skellett, 2012). I suggested for
giving the members of the CALD communities with an ID card with a unique registration
number, that would not only give them free healthcare services all over the country but will
also be treated in an urgent basis if emergency condition has been detected. Through cross-
cultural interaction with CALD and the indigenous patient, did I came to know about the
difficulties of the CALD communities while endeavoring to access an equitable health care.
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