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 Module 5 – Unit 7:  Listening Task  

Stories about Alleviating Health Disparities

Think About It   Do you think one person can make a difference in bringing about change in his or her workplace or community? Why or why not? Can you think of any examples from your own experience in health care?

Listen to three health professionals discuss how they became involved in trying to alleviate health disparities in their own way.

First Listening

1. As you listen to each speaker, check all the items in the chart below that are related to his or her type of involvement and the type of action he or she has taken to help reduce health disparities.

Type of Involvement	A	B	C
Community health
Health care workforce
Medical research
Clinical trials
Cultural competence
Language services
Patient health education
Patient advocacy
Prenatal care
Cancer
Diabetes
Heart disease
Technology in health care
HIV/AIDS

1. Using the items you checked in the chart, recall the main focus of each person’s involvement. Summarize what they have accomplished in your own words.

Second Listening

1. What does each person hope to accomplish? Write each person’s specific goal in taking action to alleviate health disparities.

1. To____________________________________________________________

2. To____________________________________________________________

3. To____________________________________________________________

1. Which person is making a difference now? Which may make a difference in the near future? Which may make a difference in the distant future?

            A.

            B.

            C.

1. What challenges do you think each person might face in trying to achieve his or her goal? Write one challenge for each person.

            A.

            B.

            C.