Health Disparities
environmental conditions that affect health, functioning, and quality of life risks and outcomes
What are the Social Determinants of Health?
comparisons between two or more different cultures to develop ways to work together
What is cross-culturalism?
The purpose of the Healthy People Initiative
What is helping individuals, organizations, and communities improve the health and well-being of U.S. citizens through public health priorities?
the individual who came up with the Theory Transcultural Nursing Care
Who is Madeleine Leininger?
The CDC highlighted disparities across a wide range of diseases, behavioral risk factors, environmental exposure, social determinants, and healthcare access in this 2013-14 Report
What is the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)?
It takes these 5 things to become culturally competent
What is value diversity, self assessment, conscious of dynamics of cultural interactions, having cultural knowledge, and developing adaptations related to culture