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Adult Education Enters the Cultural Competency Craze

Year: 2006

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper will provide a brief overview of the literature on cultural competency as it relates to health care. Cultural competency is a strategy to reduce and eliminate inequities in health care that are related to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation. The paper will provide a framework for health profession educators to understand cultural competency through the lens of adult education.

Source: New Prairie Press (Kansas State University)

Author: Michael L. Rowland

Institution: Kansas State University

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Competency in Health Care

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2532287409

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