In the early 2000s, while I was working as a curriculum designer, cultural competency specialist, trainer, and coach to support HIV/AIDS peer educators (most of whom were themselves living with ...

Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, a distinguished infertility specialist, highlights the pivotal role of cultural humility, diversity, acknowledgment of historical injustices, and collective action ...

I once received a sign-out on a patient from the emergency department for a well-appearing young child who was admitted for a urinary tract infection. Normally, a simple urinary tract infection does ...

Asa Hilliard stated, “Cultural competence is a prerequisite for professional competence”. Throughout the 1990s the acquisition of cultural competence focused on three main areas: knowledge, awareness, ...

Culturally competent care is healthcare that considers a person’s cultural and faith-based beliefs. It can help ensure that the care being given is compassionate and effective. Culture refers to the ...

Relevant beyond health care, cultural humility can more appropriately be thought of as a basic approach toward others; an approach that would be helpful on both sides of the current social dialogue.

Jay Carmona was 12 years old when he experienced his first anxiety attack. He was given Xanax after his mother took him to the hospital. Following a second attack, hospital tests detected both ...

Cultural humility is becoming a cornerstone of effective mental health care, especially for clients from diverse or marginalized backgrounds. Therapists are reflecting on their own biases, adapting ...

New tools help CHROs, inclusion, and legal leaders strengthen accountability, reduce discrimination exposure, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to a 2021 Gallup poll, 7.1% of the U.S. population reported identifying as LGBTQIA+ — “nearly double” ...