Table 1 Content of the course for training intercultural brokers in Guerrero State (May to June 2015)
From: Safe Birth and Cultural Safety in southern Mexico: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
| Content | Thematic line |
|---|---|
| Introductory module | |
| Western medicine, biomedical model and traditional health | Health |
| Memory, will, and concepts about medicinal plants | |
| Traditional concept of heat and cold | |
| Self-care | |
| Nature and environment | Nature |
| Culture and intercultural dialogue | Culture |
| Traditional knowledge | |
| Module of applied concepts | |
| Cultural context and identity in Mexico | Culture |
| National and international legislation on behalf of indigenous peoples | |
| Internet, accounting basics and management | |
| Cultural diversity | |
| Oral tradition | |
| Traditional values and principles | |
| Indigenous education | |
| Basics of ecology | Nature |
| Soils and organic fertiliser | |
| Participatory mapping | |
| Tools for nature observation | |
| Biological diversity and its relation with cultural diversity | |
| Territories conserved by indigenous communities | |
| Food sovereignty and local food | |
| The health system of Mexico and official health programmes | Health |
| The human body | |
| Vital signs | |
| Nutrition | |
| First aid and injections | |
| Management of emergencies | |
| Wound care | |
| Most prevalent health problems in Guerrero (dengue, chikungunya, skin disorders, scorpion sting, diabetes, violence and oral health) | |
| Healthcare of a healthy child | |
| Healthcare of a sick child (undernourishment, acute diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, intestinal parasitic infections) | |
| Final cross-cutting module | |
| Women’s health | |
| Self-care promotion | |
| Support of traditional midwifery | |
| Practices and fieldwork | |
| Practice: building a planting bed | |
| Fieldwork: nature observation and planting bed | |
| Fieldwork: botanical garden | |
| Fieldwork: archaeological sites |