AUSTIN (KXAN) — Klarque Denman, one of the doulas working with Black Mamas ATX or BMATX said assumptions and stereotypes are some of the major contributions to the standard of care shown to Black ...

A virtual care company is looking to distinguish itself in a crowded market by rolling out concierge services for communities that face high levels of discrimination in healthcare. Months after care ...

Becoming culturally competent has social, health and business benefits for healthcare organizations, according to a report from the Equity of Care initiative and the American Hospital Association’s ...

An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that can be shared among groups Elements of cultural competency: personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, ...

How does a health care system ensure the population it serves gets the care it needs? The intentions of cultural competency may begin with wanting to deliver trauma-informed care to diverse ...

Jacqueline Fletcher wanted a primary care practitioner who took the time to listen to her, hear her, make her feel safe. She wanted someone who understood her ongoing life experience as a Black woman.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Net, in partnership with Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC), announced today the launch of a seven-part cultural competency education series for providers ...

To provide quality health care today, practitioners must be culturally competent. Funding sources, such as the federal government, recognize the need to prepare culturally competent clinicians. The ...