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Introduction to Cultural Health Literacy

Introduction to health literacy, cultural aspects of health literacy, and also strategies on how to locate high quality, low literacy health information.

2018 Maricopa Mexico Faculty Curriculum Development Project

This research guide is mainly based on both primary and secondary research by library faculty, Lili Kang, for her participation and contribution to the 2018 Mexico Faculty Curriculum Development Program in Maricopa Community College District during the summer of 2018. 

The guide includes a survey on Mexican Behavior in Seeking Health Information & Related Factors, and another similar survey on the Chinese Behavior in Seeking Health Information & Related Factors, thus intending to generate some comparative data on health information in cultural context. 

One sidebar of Lili's research is on Chinese alternative medicine and medical practices in Mexico - based on her observations in Mexico and secondary research.