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Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania issued the following announcement on Sept. 28.

Dr. Kathleen Allison, professor of Community and Public Health Education in the Lock Haven University Department of Health Science, authored a chapter in the text, “Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion.” The Jossey-Bass text, edited by Raffy Luquis and Miguel Perez, examines the intersection of culture and health and the importance of cultural competence for health promotion practice.

Allison’s chapter, “Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Culturally Appropriate Programs,” explores strategies to effectively address health concerns of differing populations.

“Culture provides context for all health behaviors,” Allison said. “Each of us belongs to multiple cultures e.g., our ethnic cultures, religious cultures and even geographic cultures. As health practitioners, it is essential that we engage in programming and health care practice that reflect the values and concerns of the people we work with.”

Allison has been in teaching in the Heath Science Department at LHU since 2002. The department prepares students to work in a number of health professions, including public health, physician assistant, and athletic training.

For more information about LHU’s Department of Health Science, visit lockhaven.edu/healthsciencedep/.

For more information on Lock Haven University, visit www.lockhaven.edu, email admissions@lockhaven.edu, or call 570-484-2011. 

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Lock Haven University’s main campus is located on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in the scenic mountains of Pennsylvania. The university offers 49 undergraduate majors and certifications with 47 minors and five graduate programs.

LHU is a member of Pennsylvania’s State System, the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 2,300 degree and certificate programs in more than 530 academic areas of study. Nearly 520,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.

Original source can be found here.