Taking cultural competency from theory to action

Taking cultural competency from theory to action

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Wu, Ellen, author
Martínez, Martín, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, October 2006
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Clinical Competence
Culture
Quality of Health Care
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
This paper provides principles and recommendations for implementing cultural competency in the field. The following six principles are key to a successful cultural competency effort: 1) community representation and feedback at all stages of implementation; 2) cultural competency integrated into all systems of the health care organization, particularly quality improvement efforts; 3) ensuring that changes made are manageable, measurable, and sustainable; 4) making the business case for implementation of cultural competency polices; 5) commitment from leadership; and 6) staff training on an ongoing basis. Based on interviews with leaders in the field of cultural competency, the authors discuss best practices and important lessons in the implementation of cultural competency initiatives.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (viii, 20 pages))
NLM Unique ID:
101303497 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101303497