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Cultural Competency |
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Cultural competence is a term used for the ability of people of one culture to understand and feel comfortable with the cultures of other people. The term is fairly recent but is becoming widely used in the field of education in the United States to discuss acceptance of persons from a wide array of diverse backgrounds and cultures. Cultural competency is a measurable construct against which individuals and organizations can be assessed. Training (through a non defect approach) of persons or ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Resources
- Assuring Cultural Competence in Health Care: Recommendations for National Standards and an Outcomes-Focused Research Agenda (Office of Minority Health, OPHS, OS, HHS)
- Closing the Gap: Moving Toward Consensus on Cultural Competency in Health Care (Office of Minority Health Resource Center, OMH, OPHS, OS, HHS)
Cultural Competency News Headlines
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
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Reuters - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:11 EST
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Reuters - Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:50 EST
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- Detroit Free Press Examines Services For Culturally Diverse Patient Populations
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:00 EST
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- Medical Cannabis Is A Blunt Tool
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Merck And GSK Need To Overcome Cultural Barriers To Cervical Cancer Vaccine Roll-out
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:00 EST
- Studying HPV Vaccine Rollout Barriers In Developing Countries Is In Merck's, GSK's Self-Interest, Editorial Says
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
- New York Times Examines Cultural Comparisons Of Public Health
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 May 2006 02:00 EST
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MSNBC - Thu, 25 May 2006 12:24 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 05 May 2006 07:00 EST
- Cultural Approach Holds The Key To Tackling Obesity, Says Yale Research
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:00 EST
- New Ethnic Diversity Training Launched For Health Professionals, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Cultural Factors Contribute To High HIV Prevalence In Belize, KPBS Reports
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- Risk For Low Sexual Desire Increases In Women After Surgical Menopause
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:00 EST
- NPR''s ''Morning Edition'' Examines Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Race
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:00 EST
- Washington Post Examines Steps Taken By Health Care Providers To Treat Increased Number Of Immigrant Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
- Genetic And Environmental Influences On Alcohol Consumption
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- Genetic And Environmental Influences On Alcohol Consumption Among Rhesus Monkeys
ScienceDaily - Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:00 EST
- PLoS Releases Article On Challenges Of Enrolling Women In HIV Vaccine Trial Studies
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:00 EST
- U Of T Led Ethics Network To Help Guide Challenges In Global Health Initiative
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:00 EST
- Chinese Police Shut Down Event For Gays, Lesbians Aimed At Discussing Cultural Issues, Including HIV/AIDS
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 03:00 EST
- Rwanda Launches Inaugural Condom-Promotion Campaign To Fight Spread Of HIV
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- UNESCO, Global Business Coalition Reach Agreement To Increase Private Sector Participation In HIV/AIDS Fight
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- Chinese Children Better Able To Control Impulsive Behaviour Than Their North American Counterparts
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- Proposed Legislation Seeks Moratorium On Pap Test Proficiency Exams For Doctors, Lab Technicians, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:00 EST
- Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Low Among Asian Women; Cultural Tradition Causing Stigma for Testing, Health Workers Say
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
- Many U.S. doctors ill-trained on cultural gaps
MSNBC - Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:25 EST
- Many U.S. doctors ill-trained on cultural gaps-study
Reuters - Tue, 06 Sep 2005 07:16 EST
- Many Resident Physicians Unprepared To Handle Patients With Different Cultural Backgrounds, Study Says, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
- Yerkes-based Experiment Confirms Cultural Transmission And Conformity In Chimpanzee Communities
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Aug 2005 02:00 EST
- Report Calls for Improved Mental Health Care for New Jersey Latinos
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
- New Doctors Face Cultural Care Issues
WebMD - Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:16 EST
- Resident physicians report that training often not adequate to treat patients from other cultures, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:00 EST
- Indian Fry Bread Sparks Health Debate
ABC News - Sat, 20 Aug 2005 09:26 EST
- Cultural competency training has an impact
American Medical News - Sun, 12 Jun 2005 09:00 EST
- Cultural competency now law in New Jersey
American Medical News - Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:00 EST
- Refugee mental health influenced by social and political factors
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Aug 2005 04:00 EST
- Bid to improve diabetes services for South Asians in Britain
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Jul 2005 03:00 EST
- Having a baby riskier for Bolivia''s women
MSNBC - Thu, 07 Jul 2005 03:58 EST
- End-of-life study to focus on needs of Sikh and Muslim patients
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- Role of Culture in Treatment, Diagnosis of Mental Illness, Washington Post Examines
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:00 EST
- S African HIV Prevention Efforts Must Come From People Who Understand Local Beliefs, Opinion Piece Says
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Jun 2005 04:00 EST
- Women’s orgasms may be influenced by genes
MSNBC - Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:00 EST
- Woman’s orgasm linked to genetic makeup: study
The Earth Times - Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:32 EST
- Effects of Lesotho''s HIV/AIDS Epidemic on Farming, Food Production, The Baltimore Sun Examines
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 03:00 EST
- Make culture part of the new collaborative science
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 26 May 2005 04:00 EST
- Hispanics Face Breast Cancer Barriers
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- Hispanics Face Breast Cancer Barriers
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- Keeping the group together: What spells success?
American Medical News - Sun, 24 Apr 2005 09:00 EST
- Diversity in Nursing Education
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:00 EST
- Lobbying for her community: Looking for a paradigm shift
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- California to track, post doctors' race, languages spoken
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