Cultural Competence in Health : A Review of the Evidence

This resource supports evidence-informed approaches to improving the cultural competence of health service delivery. By reviewing the evidence from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, it provides readers with a clear and systematic overview of the interventions and indicators applied to enable health system agencies and professionals to work effectively in various cross-cultural health care situations. The book highlights the importance of cultural competence and describes the current situation in the studied countries; identifies effective approaches and strategies for improving the situation; reviews the indicators for measuring progress; assesses the health outcomes associated with cultural competence; summarizes the quality of the evidence; and presents an evidence-informed conceptual framework for cultural competence in health. Cultural competence is critical to reducing health disparities and has become a popular concept in these countries for improving access to high-quality, respectful and responsive health care. This book provides policy makers, health practitioners, researchers and students with a much needed summary of what works to improve health systems, services and practice.

• | Author: Crystal Jongen, Janya McCalman, Roxanne Bainbridge, Anton Clifford
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Oct 23, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 139 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 9811052921
• | ISBN-13: 9789811052927