What is the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevalence among culturally and linguistically diverse groups in the Australian population? A national study of prevalence, harms, and attitudes

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
Rachel Rowe ◽  
Y. Gavriel Ansara ◽  
Alison Jaworski ◽  
Peter Higgs ◽  
Philip J. Clare
Keyword(s):  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
National Study ◽  
Australian Population ◽  
Diverse Groups

How do you warn them if they speak only Spanish? Challenges for organizations in communicating risk to Colonias residents in Texas, USA

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 533-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudha Arlikatti ◽  
Hassan A. Taibah ◽  
Simon A. Andrew
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Risk Information ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Diverse Groups ◽  
Communicating Risk

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the information channels used by public and nonprofit organizations to communicate disaster risk information to Colonias residents in Hidalgo County, Texas. It seeks to find creative and proactive solutions for organizations to improve risk education to these constituents. Design/methodology/approach – Initially a snowball sampling technique was used to conduct six face-to-face interviews. This was followed by an online survey sent to 64 reputational referrals, of which 23 completed the survey, generating a response rate of 34 percent. A comparative analysis between public and nonprofit organizations and the Fischer's exact test were employed to analyze the data. Findings – Channel preferences for providing risk information varied with public organizations using the television (TV) and the nonprofit organizations using bilingual staff for outreach. The television, radio, public events, and bilingual staff were considered to be the most effective while social media (Facebook, Twitter, and city web sites) was not considered at all by both groups. Lack of funding and staffing problems were identified as the primary challenges. Research limitations/implications – One limitation is that the paper focusses on organizations serving Spanish speakers in the Texas Colonias. Future research needs to investigate how other localities at border sites where culturally and linguistically diverse groups might reside, receive and understand risk information. The role of cross-national organizations in creating internationally coordinated plans for disaster communication should also be explored. Originality/value – It highlights the challenges faced by organizations in communicating risk, especially in border communities where culturally and linguistically diverse groups reside.

Literature review: considerations in undertaking focus group research with culturally and linguistically diverse groups

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1000-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J Halcomb ◽  
Leila Gholizadeh ◽  
Michelle DiGiacomo ◽  
Jane Phillips ◽  
Patricia M Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Diverse Groups

Ethical Service Delivery to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: A Specific Focus on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tedd Masiongale
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Diverse Groups

Abstract Purpose: Shifting demographics amid a growing population have given rise to a culturally and linguistically diverse client base. Professionals' recognition and understanding of effective service delivery with individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse groups is improving. Cultural competence is emerging as a necessary skill set for practitioners to deliver clinically competent services with diverse communities including the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) population. Method: Current literature and Internet sources were used to gather demographic information analyze policy documents related to ethical service delivery and explore current trends and recommendations for appropriate service delivery with a specific focus on the GLBT population. Results and Conclusions: The demographic makeup of the U.S. population is rapidly changing. Professionals, especially those outside urban areas, are only beginning to understand and adapt their clinical practices to adequately serve the GLBT population. Despite some resistance to change and political maneuvering, which could be construed to contradict ethical service delivery, professionals are realizing that ethical service delivery that embraces a recognition of their own culture and that of the individuals they serve results in greater functional outcomes.

scholarly journals Traditions of Argumentation in Teachers’ Responses to Multilingualism in Early Childhood Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-280
Author(s):  
Anne Kultti ◽  
Niklas Pramling
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Rhetorical Strategy ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Experience Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Diverse Groups

AbstractIn this study, we investigate how professionals in early childhood education (ECE) reason about multilingualism. Empirical data are analyzed in terms of ‘traditions of argumentation’ which proposes that we cannot argue for something without, explicitly or implicitly, arguing against something else. The analyses use transcribed data from two focus groups conducted with teachers in two preschools in Sweden. These teachers had experience teaching culturally and linguistically diverse groups of children. The reoccurring rhetorical strategy used by the teachers to talk about their work with multilingual children used a set of contrasts. Three contrasts were identified: (1) I/we versus them (others); (2) here-and-now versus there-and-then; and (3) building ECE on research versus personal experience. The study has implications for teachers and students in preschool teacher education to understand the possible tensions and contrasts inherent in teaching culturally and linguistically diverse children. Rather than simplifying professional practice to either side of a dichotomy, teachers should be encouraged to understand and verbalize the bases of their professional knowledge, and understand the different positions from which they draw knowledge to inform practice.

Intentional self-harm in culturally and linguistically diverse communities: A study of hospital admissions in Victoria, Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 000486742110634
Author(s):  
Thi Thu Le Pham ◽  
Kerry S O’Brien ◽  
Janneke Berecki-Gisolf ◽  
Sara Liu ◽  
Katharine Gibson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Hospitalised Patients ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Diverse Groups

Purpose: To examine the rates and profiles of intentional self-harm hospital admissions among people from culturally and linguistically diverse and non-culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 29,213 hospital admissions for self-harm among people aged 15 years or older in Victoria, Australia, was conducted using data from the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset between 2014/2015 and 2018/2019. The Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset records all hospital admissions in public and private hospitals in Victoria (population 6.5 million). Population-based incidence of self-harm, logistic regression and percentages (95% confidence intervals) were calculated to compare between culturally and linguistically diverse groups by birthplaces and the non-culturally and linguistically diverse groups of self-harm admissions. Results: When grouped together culturally and linguistically diverse individuals had lower rates of (hospital-treated) self-harm compared with the non-culturally and linguistically diverse individuals. However, some culturally and linguistically diverse groups such as those originating from Sudan and Iran had higher rates than non-culturally and linguistically diverse groups. Among self-harm hospitalised patients, those in the culturally and linguistically diverse group (vs non-culturally and linguistically diverse group) were more likely to be older, Metropolitan Victorian residents, from the lowest socioeconomic status, and being ever or currently married. Self-harm admissions by persons born in Southern and Eastern Europe were the oldest of all groups; in all other groups number of admissions tended to decrease as age increased whereas in this group the number of admissions increased as age increased. Conclusion: There was considerable heterogeneity in rates of hospital-treated self-harm in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, with some countries of origin (e.g. Sudan, Iran) having significantly higher rates. Some of this variation may be due to factors relating to the mode of entry into Australia (refugee vs planned migration), and future research needs to examine this possibility and others, to better plan for support needs in the culturally and linguistically diverse communities most affected by self-harm. Combining all culturally and linguistically diverse people into one group may obscure important differences in self-harm. Different self-harm prevention strategies are likely to be needed for different culturally and linguistically diverse populations.

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