Cultural Competent Care

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This paper discusses the current trend in health care to establish systems that are open and receptive to cultural diversity. It mentions the list of fourteen standards, by the Office of Minority Health, that are either mandated or strongly suggested for designation as a culturally competent provider. The paper focuses on discussing four of these mandates and the three initial standards designated as culturally competent care standards.

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"The standards of cultural competency that are met by most hospitals are clearly those that are designated mandates by federal guidelines, (4, 5, 6, 7) which are all focused on linguistic access with reduced emphasis on the social, cultural and religious aspects of diversity of any given population. Hospitals seem to think of cultural competence as a designation of signage and interpretive service access. Though the question of cultural competence is much broader than simply language and on a socio cultural level providers and individuals within the hospital system must not be left guessing and or assuming the cultural issues that might need to be addressed, for any given individual, beyond the linguistics level. Most facilities would benefit form a cultural competency assessment, as noted by Georgetown University's National Center for Cultural Competence, to both determine the needs and identify hidden strengths in a system. (Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, n.d.)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2003) Oral, Linguistic, and Culturally Competent Services: Guides for Managed Care Plans., Rockville, MD. at: http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cods/cultcomp.htm
• Bohon, S. A. (2005). Occupational Attainment of Latino Immigrants in the United States. The Geographical Review, 95(2), 249.
• Cetron, M. J., & Davies, O. (2005, March/April). Trends Now Shaping the Future: Economic, Societal, and Environmental Trends. The Futurist, 39, 27.
• US Department of Health and Human Services, (2007) Office of Minority Health National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) at: http://www.omhrc.gov/clas/.
• Heuberger, B., Gerber, D., & Anderson, R. (1999). Strength through Cultural Diversity. College Teaching, 47(3), 107.

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