Attention to the health of peoples and traditional populations: propositions in the light of madeleine leininger

Objective: The present study is a reflection from the experience of teaching people and traditional populations in the light of Madeleine Leininger's Transcultural Theory. Method: Report of experience based on the execution of disciplines and groups of scientific initiation that contemplated the study of the health of traditional populations. The theory of cross-cultural care is used as a theoretical contribution, as well as of the interdisciplinary field for the execution of activities. Results: The construction of the work plan through the curricular matrix with the presence of specific disciplines made possible a greater commitment to this theme when interconnected with the presuppositions of the basic theory, which differed from the cases in which the absence of such a condition occurred. Conclusion: The use of interdisciplinary support was essential to reaffirm the importance of cross-cultural theory in nursing education.