 Cultural Competency
"Cultural Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.
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D054521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.143.364
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cultural Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Todic J, Cook SC, Spitzer-Shohat S, Williams JS, Battle BA, Jackson J, Chin MH. Critical Theory, Culture Change, and Achieving Health Equity in Health Care Settings. Acad Med. 2022 07 01; 97(7):977-988.
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Gold HT, Pirraglia E, Huang ES, Wan W, Pascual AB, Jensen RJ, Gonzalez AG. Cost and healthcare utilization analysis of culturally sensitive, shared medical appointment model for Latino children with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2021 08; 22(5):816-822.
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Dorsey C, Ross E, Appah-Sampong A, Vela M, Saunders M. Update on workforce diversity in vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2021 07; 74(1):5-11.e1.
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Bello JK, Chavez J, Liederbauer V, Poston L, Stones R, Stulberg DB. Perceptions of a Spanish language Reproductive Health Self-assessment Tool Among Spanish-Speaking Women at a Federally Qualified Health Center. J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Aug; 22(4):691-700.
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Padela AI, Malik S, Din H, Hall S, Quinn M. Changing Mammography-Related Beliefs Among American Muslim Women: Findings from a Religiously-Tailored Mosque-Based Intervention. J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Dec; 21(6):1325-1333.
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Silberberg M, Goldstein LB, Weaver S, Blue C. Increasing Stroke Knowledge and Decreasing Stroke Risk in a Latino Immigrant Population. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Dec; 20(6):1490-1499.
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Cedillo-Couvert EA, Hsu JY, Ricardo AC, Fischer MJ, Gerber BS, Horwitz EJ, Kusek JW, Lustigova E, Renteria A, Rosas SE, Saunders M, Sha D, Slaven A, Lash JP. Patient Experience with Primary Care Physician and Risk for Hospitalization in Hispanics with CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 11 07; 13(11):1659-1667.
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Wagner CMJ, Carlberg-Racich S, Linsk NL, Sherer R, Alabduljabbar SA, Hasnain M, Rivero R. Impacts of Longitudinal Mentorship to Strengthen the HIV Workforce: Qualitative Evidence of Changes in Clinicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Nov - Dec; 28(6):938-952.
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Laventhal N, Verhagen AAE, Hansen TWR, Dempsey E, Davis PG, Musante GA, Wiles A, Meadow W, Janvier A. International variations in application of the best-interest standard across the age spectrum. J Perinatol. 2017 02; 37(2):208-213.
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Walsh RM, Jeyarajah DR, Matthews JB, Telem D, Hawn MT, Michelassi F, Reid-Lomardo KM. White Paper: SSAT Commitment to Workforce Diversity and Healthcare Disparities. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 05; 20(5):879-84.
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