This e-learning has been revised! It now offers the latest research and resources, including the HHS Office of Minority Health's enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care. The e-learning program also has an all-new website with updated graphics and interactivity!
https://ccnm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
In turn, this pattern of beliefs inﬂuences howsymptoms are recognized, to what they are attributed,and how they are interpreted and affects how and whenhealth services are sought. Cultural differences in therecognition and interpretation of symptoms and in theuse of health services are the subject of a rich litera-ture.
http://www.wrha.mb.ca/osd/files/soc-AJPM-evrev-healthcare-systems.pdf
To provide culturally sensitive patient-centered care, physicians should treat each patient as an individual, recognizing and respecting his or her beliefs, values and care seeking behaviors. However, many physicians lack the awareness of or training in cultural competence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_competence_in_health_care
In order to provide culturally competent care for their diverse patients, physicians should at the first step understand that patients' cultures can influence profoundly how they define health and illness, how they seek health care, and what constitutes appropriate treatment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_competence_in_health_care
Culturally Competent Nursing Care is an engaging e-learning program designed to help you build knowledge and skills related to cultural and linguistic competency. It is accredited for nurses and social workers.
https://ccnm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
This process includes consideration of the individual social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients for effective cross-cultural communication with their health care providers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_competence_in_health_care
Cultural competence in health care refers to the ability for health care systems to demonstrate cultural competence toward patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_competence_in_health_care
Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring is a free e-learning program from the HHS Office of Minority Health. It is accredited for up to 9 continuing education credits, at no cost, for nurses and social workers.
https://ccnm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
Although cultural competence in health care is a global concept, this article focuses on cultural competence as practiced in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_competence_in_health_care
Culturally competent care Standard 1. Healthcare organizations should ensure that patients or consumers receive from all staff members effective,understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with their cultural health beliefs andpractices and preferred language.Standard 2.
http://www.wrha.mb.ca/osd/files/soc-AJPM-evrev-healthcare-systems.pdf
define culturally appropriate in health care
Culturally Appropriate is the ability for health care systems to demonstrate cultural competence toward patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors. In health care, culturally appropriate is defined as the ability for health care systems to demonstrate cultural competence toward patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviours. Culturally appropriate in health care is defined as ability for health care systems to demonstrate cultural competence toward patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors.