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, ...

Bonnie Snider, Co-Chair, Alliance for Substance Addiction Prevention (ASAP) Cultural Competence Committee joins Gayle Guyardo the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom to ...

As 2015 is coming to a close, we would like to thank Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) research community for reviewing our Cultural Competency Series features, both in Newsletters and on ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

At the first cultural competency council meeting of the year Tuesday, Williamson County Schools superintendent Jason Golden heard from parents concerned about a lack of diversity. He addressed those ...

Concord Public Schools and the Concord Carlisle Regional School District have a strategic planning objective to create a collaborative and inclusive culture in the schools and community that values ...

The understanding of cultural competency and diversity has become increasingly important in the profession of nursing in recent years, and the University of Iowa College of Nursing has taken action ...

The late 1990s marked the beginning of a movement within the human services professions that stressed the importance of cultural competency. Psychology and social work were the pioneers; these fields ...

Culture refers to the ideas, customs, and behaviors of a group of people or a society (1). It influences just about everything you do — the way you speak, the foods you eat, what you consider to be ...

The government has rejected MPs’ calls to require midwives to undertake cultural competency training in order to tackle racism in maternity care in England. This was a key recommendation in the Health ...