Mindfulness and Cultural Intelligence

Catalog description

In this course (open to all students), students will learn to better understand cultural diversity, health disparities, and other forms of injustices, while developing mindfulness and cultural intelligence (i.e., the ability to adapt successfully in situations characterized by cultural diversity. This course explores the meaning of health in a board context (well-being) and introduces the social determinants of health and the importance of cultural competence in care delivery in order to help reduce health disparities. Students will learn to develop cultural intelligence through a variety of "glocal", global issues with local setting) experiential service learning opportunities in the NY Tri-State area. Students will learn to develop and cultivate mindfulness through formal and practice in class and will learn to incorporate informal mindfulness practice in their daily lives.