FROM SENSITIVE TO COMPETENT: Bot=E1nicas, Traditional Medicine, and
Cultural Competency
Understanding the complex interactions between traditional and
conventional medicine in the lives of patients is more than an act of
cultural sensitivity, it is an indispensable means by which to deliver
effective healthcare. In conjunction with the exhibition, World Roots
& Local Healers: Bot=E1nicas & Herbal Medicine in Los Angeles, The
California Endowment will host a public conversation that explores the
role of the bot=E1nicas as a principal or supplementary health care
provider for thousands of individuals throughout Southern California.
Part alternative health care facility and cultural gathering place,
part religious supply house and spiritual center, bot=E1nicas offer
hybrid Afro-Cuban, Mexican, and Central American approaches to health
and healing. Primarily associated with newly arrived as well as
established Latino communities, bot=E1nica patrons also include non-
Latinos from all walks of life who are interested in traditions that,
at their core, connect physical health to spiritual well-being.
Within this context, traditional and conventional health care
practitioners, a public health professional, and a policy analyst will
gather to consider issues such as the relevance of cultural variables
and demographic ****fts, and, significantly, will explore op****tunities
for forging meaningful, multi-layered collaborations.
Moderated by Patrick Polk, Ph.D., UCLA Department of World Arts and
Cultures, the panel includes:
=B7 David Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of
the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of
Medicine, UCLA;
=B7 Beatriz Sol=EDs, MPH, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer, The California
Endowment,
=B7 Hector Flores, MD, co-founder and medical director, the Family Care
Specialists Medical Group in East Los Angeles
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Light Reception 4:30 p.m.
Program 5:30 p.m.
The California Endowment's Center for Health Communities
1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free, Reservations Suggested www.calendow.org
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