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Despite the immeasurable increase in understanding and improvement in diagnosis and management of epilepsy, the idea of possession by evil spirits as a cause of these frightening attacks, is still deeply rooted in many developing countries, 3,4 Sudan is not an exempt. Many children with seizures of any cause are seen and managed first by ‘El sheikh’ a religious traditional healer or in some cultures in Africa by "Al Kujour" particularly, following an antiepileptic drug failure or appearance of its side effects. 5 Children with epilepsy are at increased risk of behavioral and emotional problems compared with both healthy children and. | Developing Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Education Materials A Guide for the State of New Jersey Developed by Health Systems Research an Altarum Company Suganya Sockalingam . TeamWorks June 13 2007 AHRQ Learning Partnership to Decrease Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Acknowledgements The following individuals served on a workgroup that provided feedback to the consultant responsible for putting this guide together and also served as the New Jersey representatives on the AHRQ Learning Partnership to Decrease Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Lisa Jones MSN RN New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Doreleena Sammons-Posey MS New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Melissa Vezina MPH New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Maris Chavenson Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey Sandra Fusco-Walker Allergy Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics Teresa Lampmann Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey Guide for Developing Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Education Materials 7 6 07 2 AHRQ Learning Partnership to Decrease Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Developing Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Education Materials A Guide for the State of New Jersey Introduction Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over different determinants of health and to improve their health. Green and Kreuter 1991 further define health promotion as educational and environmental supports that create conditions of living that support and maintain health. Health education is one of several strategies that are used in promoting health. Glanz et al 1990 describe the ultimate aim of health education as achieving positive changes in behavior. Managing and minimizing the impact of asthma incidences requires a comprehensive strategy composed of service delivery systems coupled with effective sustained health education and health promotion interventions. These individual components of a .