These sources will help you to have a better understanding of the role of culture in the clinical encounter and paying particular attention to the relationship between culture, contexts and social structures.
Healthcare providers in the American medical system may find that patients from different cultures bring unfamiliar expectations, anxieties, and needs into the examination room. To provide optimal care for all patients, it is important to see differences from the patient's perspective and to work with patients from a range of demographics.
This volume is the first to examine and promote the application of current, major transcultural nursing (TCN) theory and models and assessment tools in nursing education, practice, and administration. As a comprehensive text for master's and bachelor's
The cultural framework of community health -- Culturally informed community health practice -- Strategies for entering and understanding your community -- Discovering the culture of your community -- Determining the health of your community -- Laying the foundation for a healthy community agenda -- Leading culturally informed community action.
Preparing nurses and other health professionals to provide quality health care amid the increasingly multicultural and global society of the 21st century requires a new, comprehensive approach that emphasizes cultural competence education throughout professional education and professional practice. Written in response to this need, Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care is intended as a primary resource for educators and graduate students in academic settings, health care institutions, and professional associations. It is the only book that presents a research-supported conceptual model and a valid, reliable corresponding questionnaire to guide educational strategy design, implementation, and evaluation. Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care provides readers with valuable tools and strategies for cultural competence education that can easily be adapted by educators at all levels.
This paper details a ten point checklist designed to facilitate cultural awareness and sensitivity in medical settings to ensure maximum successful recovery and outcomes for all patients.
The purpose of this study was to reanalyze the CAS (Cultural Awareness Scale) to determine construct validity and differences in cultural awareness among students of varying educational levels and experiences.
The aim of this study was to describe Finnish nursing and dental hygienist students’ experiences while playing the culture simulation games Barnga and BaFa BaFa, and thus to obtain knowledge about the usefulness of the simulation method for increasing the students’ cultural awareness.
Integrating cultural information into clinical practice
MedlinePlus: Population Health
Links to information on health for various population groups including African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans
Resources and statistics on the health issues of the Black and African American population.
This Web resource on American Indian Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to bring together health and medical resources pertinent to the American Indian population including policies,consumer health information,and research.
On this page, you'll find links to health issues that affect Asian Americans.
A Medline Plus page where you'll find links to health issues that affect Hispanic-Americans.
The guide presents health and socio-cultural information on multicultural communities (including torture and trauma and issues for children, young people and women).
The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center provides important orientation resources for refugee newcomers and service providers throughout the United States and overseas.
Contains over 1,000 terms. Not available for Android devices.
(By NiteFloat, Inc.) A medical translator that provides a way for English-speaking health care workers to effectively serve patients that don’t fluently speak English. Not available for Android devices.
Developed by Dennis Andrulis, Thomas Delbanco, Laura Avakian and Yoku Shaw-Taylor, this is an innovative approach to assessing organizational cultural competence. The protocol builds upon the Georgetown University Child Development Center's Continuum of Cultural Competency.
This self-assessment can assist care providers in identifying areas in which they might improve the quality of their services to culturally diverse populations.
This publication was produced by Study 5: Accessibility of Mental Health Services: Identifying and Measuring Organizational Factors Associated with Reducing Mental Health Disparities
of the Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health. This study investigates how
the concept of cultural competence can be operationalized and implemented within systems of
care to improve access to services and supports and reduce mental health disparities.
Self Assessment checklist for personnel providing services and supports to children with disabilities & special health needs and their families.
Information adapted from Loma Linda University
Communication and ongoing education are essential to promoting cultural awareness and providing culturally sensitive care. As you work to develop cultural awareness for yourself and your patients, use this checklist to make sure you’re able to understand and negotiate any cultural differences that may directly impact care.
