Chapter 9: Culture Care

culture

learned and shared beliefs, values, and norms, and traditions of a particular group, which guide our thinking, decisions, and actions

unconscious bias

bias we are unaware of and that happens outside out control, which is influenced by our personal background, cultural environment, and personal experiences

culturally congruent care

emphasizes the need to provide care based on an individual’s cultural beliefs, practices, and values

cultural competence

professional health care must be culturally sensitive, culturally appropriate, and culturally competent to meet the multifaceted health care needs of each persona, family, and community

world view

emic, etic. avoid stereotyping and approach each personal individually

social determinants of health (health disparity)

a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage

• education access and quality

• health care and quality

• neighborhood and built environment

• social and community context

• economic stability

racial, ethnic, and cultural identity

• racial identity

• ethnic identity

• acculturation

• assimilation