Cultural competence has become a major issue in nursing practice, given the current and projected US demographics as well as the long-standing health disparities in people of diverse racial, ethnic, ...

Veteran Ready Training equips organizations nationwide with cultural understanding and competence to better serve ...

After a successful pilot program with Cigna, the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) has rolled out a self-guided educational program aimed at improving the quality of ...

Vernita Mayfield agreed to answer a few questions about her book, Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege. Vernita Mayfield, a ...

An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that can be shared among groups Elements of cultural competency: personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, ...

ReCAP: Economic Evaluation Alongside a Clinical Trial of Telephone Versus In-Person Genetic Counseling for BRCA1/2 Mutations in Geographically Underserved Areas Surgical providers reported treating ...

The following is an example of the people whom our organization strives to help every day. Ms. Santos got off the bus after working a 14-hour day as a housekeeper, when she noticed an unbearable pain ...

What is cultural competence and how can I assess for it in my nursing staff? At its core, cultural competence is the awareness of one’s own behaviors, beliefs, and biases. According to the State ...

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 ...

Given the globalization of the modern business environment, leaders within organizations need to be adept at managing employees of varying cultural backgrounds and at communicating with clients all ...