Discuss the shift in the demographics within the United States. There are people from all over the world, that move here in hopes of living the “American Dream.” AHRQ (2020) defines cultural and linguistic competence as “The ability of health care providers and health care organizations to understand and respond effectively to the cultural and linguistic needs brought by the patient to the health care encounter.”
And they note ” Cultural competence requires organizations and their personnel to:
Value diversity.
Assess themselves.
Manage the dynamics of difference.
Acquire and institutionalize cultural knowledge.
Adapt to diversity and the cultural contexts of individuals and communities served.”
What else should be added to this list when addressing cultural and linguistic competence?
https://www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/definition.html
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