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MulticulturaldHealthdProgramdEvaluation
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ImportancedOfdEvaluatingdAdMulticulturaldHealthdProgram
Atditsdmostdbasicdlevel,dmulticulturaldevaluationdisdsimplydevaluationdthatdtakesdintodaccount
d culturalddifferencesdwhileddevelopingditsdtheories,dmethods,dfindings,danddrecommendations.dMult
iculturaldevaluationdnecessitatesdconceptualdframeworksdthatdtakedintodaccountdadvarietydofdworldvi
ewsdanddvaluedsystemsdindorderdtodbedeffective.dCulturaldanddlanguagedobstaclesdmustdbedconsidere
ddwhiledimplementingddatadcollectiondmethods;destablisheddevaluationdmeasuresdaredre-
examineddfordculturaldappropriateness;dand/ordcreativedstrategiesdaredincorporateddtodensuredresearc
hdthatdisdculturallydsensitivedanddcreativelyddisseminateddtodbroaddaudiencesdaredincludeddindthedapp
roachd(LoisdRitterdetdal.,d2011).dAsdwithdtraditionaldevaluation,dthedgoaldofdmulticulturaldevaluationd
isdtodgatherdinformationdthatdmaydbeduseddbydpolicymakersdanddanyonedinteresteddindadprogram,dpol
icy,dordintervention.d
Additionally,dmulticulturaldassessmentdstrivesdtodmakeditdeasierdtodunderstanddhowddifferent
d culturesdaffectdproblemdsolvingdanddstrategydplanningdbyddemystifyingdculturalddiversitydchallenge
s.dRace/ethnicity,dimmigrantdstatus,dage,dsocioeconomicdcharacteristics,dgender,dsexualdpreference,
d etc.,d(LoisdRitterdetdal.,d2011).dThedabilitydofddifferentdpeopledofdthedcommunitydanddthedtargetdpopu
lationsdtodevaluatedtheirdowndneeds,dculturaldresources,danddpotentialdsolutionsdshoulddbedstrengthen
ed.