"Cultural Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cultural Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Physician-Delivered COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Acknowledging Racial Inequity on Black and White Adults' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Related to COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 07 01; 4(7):e2117115.
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The Time Is Now: Racism and the Responsibility of Emergency Medicine to Be Antiracist. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Nov; 78(5):577-586.
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The COVID-19 pandemic: challenges in providing supportive care to those with cardiovascular disease in a time of plague. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2021 06 01; 15(2):147-153.
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Centering Ethnic Studies in Health Education: Lessons From Teaching an Asian American Community Health Course. Health Educ Behav. 2021 06; 48(3):371-375.
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Equity and Disasters: Reframing Incident Command Systems. Am J Public Health. 2021 05; 111(5):844-848.
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Overcoming Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination in African Americans: The Need for Cultural Humility. Am J Public Health. 2021 Apr; 111(4):586-588.
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Estimation and Comparison of Current and Future Racial/Ethnic Representation in the US Health Care Workforce. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 03 01; 4(3):e213789.
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Language Barriers, Equity, and COVID-19: The Impact of a Novel Spanish Language Care Group. J Hosp Med. 2021 02; 16(2):109-111.
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Covid-19: Use social media to maximise vaccine confidence and uptake. BMJ. 2021 01 26; 372:n225.
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Cultural competence in vaccine rollout: migrants would face difficulties accessing covid-19 vaccines. BMJ. 2021 01 26; 372:n220.