This document provides instructions for an assignment asking students to research the views of a selected cultural or ethnic group toward either tobacco use or dieting. Students are asked to choose a health behavior issue and cultural group, research their views on that issue, and explain how those attitudes may pose challenges for implementing behavior change programs. The document lists required resources for the assignment, including readings on examining cultural appropriateness in prevention programs, the role of identity in health behaviors, tailoring interventions to ethnic identity, disparities in health among racial/ethnic groups, health education models for multicultural populations, and a video on the influence of race, ethnicity, and culture on health behaviors.

1. Assignment: Cultural Views Toward Health Behavior
Assignment: Cultural Views Toward Health Behavior ON Assignment: Cultural Views
Toward Health BehaviorThere are many ways to define culture, each of which has a place
and purpose. Culture can be thought of in the “high culture” sense, which might include the
artistic, literary, and musical achievements of a culture. It can be thought of in the
anthropological sense, that culture is a set of beliefs, practices, and values to which a group
of people adhere and that characterize them. It can also be thought of as an ever-evolving
pattern of learned behavior, language, and beliefs shared amongst a group of people. As you
can see, there are different ways to talk about culture, and each way is more or less useful
within specific contexts.In the context of health behavior, it may be most helpful to think of
culture as an evolving landscape of learned behavior and socialization. As with all facets of
life, different cultural groups may have different views about health and health behavior,
which are a part of that evolving landscape of learned behavior and beliefs. Knowing
cultural attitudes can help you make informed planning and implementation decisions
about health behavior change programs.For this Discussion, select either tobacco use or
dieting. Then choose a particular cultural or ethnic group and research this group’s views
toward the health behavior issue you selected. Consider how and why these views might
pose challenges to implementing behavior change programs for this issue.With these
thoughts in mind: Assignment: Cultural Views Toward Health BehaviorPost by Day 4 the
health behavior issue and cultural or ethnic group you selected. Provide a summary of your
findings on the group’s views toward the behavior. Then explain why these attitudes might
pose challenges to implementing behavior change programs for this issue within the
cultural or ethnic group. Be specific and your response with references to the Learning
Resources.Be sure to your postings and responses with specific references from the
Learning Resources.Required ResourcesReadingsArticle: Lopez, S. J., Edwards, L. M.,
Pedrotto, J. T., Ito, A., & Rasmussen, H. N. (2002). Culture counts: Examinations of recent
applications of the Penn Resiliency Program or, toward a rubric for examining cultural
appropriateness of preventative programming. Prevention & Treatment, 5(1).Retrieved
from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database.Article: Oyserman, D., Fryberg,
S. A., & Yoder, N. (2007). Identity-based motivation and health. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 93(6), 1011–1027.Retrieved from the Walden Library using the
PsycARTICLES database.Article: Resnicow, K., Davis, R., Zhang, N., Strecher, V., Tolsma, D.,
Calvi, J., … Cross, Jr., W. E. (2009). Tailoring a fruit and vegetable intervention on ethnic
identity: Results of a randomized study. Health Psychology, 28(4), 394–403.Retrieved from

2. the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database.Book Excerpt: Kotkin-Jaszi, S.
(2008). Disparities in health among racial and ethnic groups . In M. A. Pérez & R. R. Luquis
(Eds.), Cultural competence in health education and health promotion (pp. 23–4 1). San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.© 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reprinted by permission of
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., via the Copyright Clearance Center.Book Excerpt: Luquis, R. R.
(2008). Health education theoretical models and multicultural populations . In M. A. Pérez
& R. R. Luquis (Eds.),Cultural competence in health education and health promotion (pp.
105–123). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.© 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reprinted by
permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., via the Copyright Clearance Center.MediaVideo:
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Changing health behavior: Theory
and practice: Race, ethnicity, and culture. Baltimore, MD: Author.Assignment: Cultural
Views Toward Health Behavior