Abstract:Culture has a significant impact on shaping people's attitudes about health, well-being and their perception of health care. Health cultural competence is the ability to function effectively as an individual or organization in the context of the cultural beliefs, practices and needs of patients and communities. Cultural and linguistic competences are a set of behaviours', attitudes and policies that enable effective work in intercultural environments. Culturally diverse patients have poorer access to health se… Show more
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