Qualitative approach on the incorporation of the Iintercultural health in the curriculum of universities in Chile related to indigenous areas.

Abstract

In Chile, the Intercultural Health is an emerging issue. There are about thirteen peoples, of which only eight are recognized and valued by the Indigenous Law 19.253. These are the Aymara, Quechua, Atacama, Rapa Nui, Koya, Kaweshkar, Yamana and Mapuche. In turn, these areas are public and private universities that offer different careers in health human resources preparing different in these areas. Therefore, the incorporation of intercultural health in the curriculum of universities is relevant. To learn about this, he raised a qualitative study to know whether or not incorporated into the curriculum or programs of study in the institutions of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities who provide health careers such as nursing, kinesiology, medicine, Nutrition and Obstetrics in 8 universities in Regions I, IX, XV and Metropolitan Region. In conclusion, only one university has incorporated the Intercultural Health approach. Some colleges provide for this focus on program objectives is still insufficient development as a concept and practice.