 Cultural Competency
"Cultural Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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) |
I01.880.853.100.364
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cultural Competency" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cultural Competency" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 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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Lee RE, Soltero EG, Mama SK, Saavedra F, Ledoux TA, McNeill L. Developing a transcultural academic-community partnership to arrest obesity. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2013; 34(3):215-33.
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Gearing RE, Schwalbe CS, MacKenzie MJ, Brewer KB, Ibrahim RW, Olimat HS, Al-Makhamreh SS, Mian I, Al-Krenawi A. Adaptation and translation of mental health interventions in Middle Eastern Arab countries: a systematic review of barriers to and strategies for effective treatment implementation. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2013 Nov; 59(7):671-81.
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Varghese SB. Cultural, ethical, and spiritual implications of natural disasters from the survivors' perspective. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2010 Dec; 22(4):515-22.
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Ehsanzadeh-Cheemeh P, Sadeque A, Grimes RM, Essien EJ. Sociocultural dimensions of HIV/AIDS among Middle Eastern immigrants in the US: bridging culture with HIV/AIDS programmes. Perspect Public Health. 2009 Sep; 129(5):228-33.
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Molinari DL, Monserud M. Rural nurse cultural self-efficacy and job satisfaction. J Transcult Nurs. 2009 Apr; 20(2):211-8.
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