Cultural Empowerment

¶ … Healthcare Disparity Health -- Cultural Empowerment Author's note with contact information and more details on collegiate affiliation, etc. Healthcare is not a black and white issue. That is, to understand the healthcare experience in a multicultural context, one must let go of extremes. The experience is not always straight-forward or simple. Often there are many details one must gather to render a context in which to understand the healthcare experience. The relationships between doctors and patients are important, yet they are also often superficial.

Doctors, because of various demands, do not always have a deep enough understanding or awareness of their patients to provide optimal healthcare. Patients must take responsibility and follow the doctor's instructions as they are given. Patients must also not be afraid to ask questions, seek second opinions when they can, as well as consult doctors in regards to alternatives not previously brought up. This paper examines a case study of a doctor with patients of great variety.

The article describes how the doctor's personal feelings and biases interfere with how he treats his patients. The paper will articulate the experiences of the patients in relation to the doctor's behavior. Factors that Contribute to Healthcare Disparity All of the doctor's behaviors affect patients' decisions and the health outcomes of the children. Certainly, there are more influential behaviors than others, but as a doctor, everything Dr. Brent Williams does and says or does not say and does not do affects his patients.

Most people are desperate and attentive when it comes to the health of their children. Thus, they will be hanging on every word, interpreting every facial expression, and reading every piece of body language. Dr. Williams' decision history probably plays a part: how he has handled similar situations in the past -- that would affect the families.

Another behavior that would affect them is how he uses the supporting staff -- if he uses them a lot -- for example if he is doing a lot of work and needs assistance, or maybe he is adamant and does all the work himself, that could tell families how dedicated to his work he is. It is possible that how much he cares is directly proportional to how hard he works on the cases. Using examples from the case, some of the more influential factors are Dr.

Williams' tone of voice, the quality and amount of attention he gives, his facial expression, his gestures, and the quality of eye contact. If people do not fit within a narrow description of the ideal patient, then their experience in the healthcare system is average to below average. If you are white, Christian, at least middle class, heterosexual, and have a nuclear family, the healthcare system is made for you. If.