The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation Hospital Engagement Network (DFW HEN) hosted the educational event “Educating the Next CLAS: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Today’s Healthcare Environment” on Wednesday at UT Arlington. More than 120 attendees visited the all-day seminar focusing on ways to provide respectful quality healthcare responsive to the diverse needs of […]
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Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Patient Care
Culture is an integrated pattern of human behavior including these characteristics: These involve racial, ethnic, religious, social and political groups with the ability to transmit these characteristics to succeeding generations (National Center for Cultural Competence, 2011). Cultural and linguistic competence is widely recognized as the fundamental aspect of quality health care (including mental health), particularly […]