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Crossing The Language Chasm: An in-depth analysis of what language-assistance programs look like in practice. ...
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Crossing The Language Chasm: An in-depth analysis of what language-assistance programs look like in practice.
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CULTURAL COMPETENCE WORKS: Using Cultural Competence To Improve the Quality of Health Care for Diverse Populations and Add Value to Managed Care Arrangements ...
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As the United States grows in diversity, health care providers are increasingly challenged to understand and address the linguistic and cultural needs of a diverse clientele. The Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA] has had a long-standing and particular interest in cultural competence because so many of its grantees provide care to traditionally underserved populations that include culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The following is a useful definition of cultural and linguistic competence: Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Many health care providers, and especially HRSA grantees, have developed creative and successful programs to address the needs of underserved, culturally diverse communities, including interpreter services, cultural competence training for staff, targeted outreach programs, and ...
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cultural competence; diverse populations; diversity; Health; health care; linguistic competence; linguistics; Practice; US Department of Health and Human Services
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URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.13016/qtks-fcqm http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/22449
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