Given the increasing diversity of Canada, cultural competence is considered of paramount importance in practising mental health care effectively. The term cultural competence refers to cultural ...

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would require all licenses, certified and registered health care professionals to undergo cultural competency training on health ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Klarque Denman, one of the doulas working with Black Mamas ATX or BMATX said assumptions and stereotypes are some of the major contributions to the standard of care shown to Black ...

Culture in and of itself is not the most central variable in the patient-provider encounter. The effect of culture is most pronounced when it intersects with low education, low literacy skills, ...

Description: The book contains a series of case studies of model reservation, rural and urban American Indian and Alaska Native programs providing cultural competency training for clinical staff. The ...

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas.

The country is changing, and fast. Studies show that racial and ethnic minorities account for most, if not all, of the country’s population growth as of late. “Nationally, the U.S. grew by 19.5 ...

A virtual care company is looking to distinguish itself in a crowded market by rolling out concierge services for communities that face high levels of discrimination in healthcare. Months after care ...

The impact of hospitals' cultural competency on inpatient experience of care will be examined. Enhanced patient experience of care may alter an individual's willingness to use health services, thereby ...

How does a health care system ensure the population it serves gets the care it needs? The intentions of cultural competency may begin with wanting to deliver trauma-informed care to diverse ...