Ethnogeriatric Modules
| Title: | The African American Elderly Consumer: Cultural Myths and Health Seeking Behaviors | | Author(s): | Donnis K. Zimmerman, L.M.S.W., Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, South Carolina State University | | Abstract: | This module will assist health care professionals in understanding cultural barriers and myths that impact health care services of African American elderly consumers and provide effective strategies to use when cultural differences exist between the health care professional and African American elderly consumers. | | Content Level: | Basic | | Est. Hours of Completion: | 1 hour | | Prerequisite: | None |
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