There are differences in race, ethnicity, religion, language, beliefs, etc. When developing prevention or intervention programs for minority populations, it is important to take into consideration the cultural backgrounds. Cultural ignorance is quite common in health care, today. In order to improve the competence of such programs, an understanding of cultures is key to advancing and seeing a positive outcome. Health care providers must be willing to increase their knowledge of cultural differences of their patient population. All patients deserve to be treated equally, and with cultural competence and sensitivity, it can be
There are differences in race, ethnicity, religion, language, beliefs, etc. When developing prevention or intervention programs for minority populations, it is important to take into consideration the cultural backgrounds. Cultural ignorance is quite common in health care, today. In order to improve the competence of such programs, an understanding of cultures is key to advancing and seeing a positive outcome. Health care providers must be willing to increase their knowledge of cultural differences of their patient population. All patients deserve to be treated equally, and with cultural competence and sensitivity, it can be