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Cultural competence is a practice of values and attitudes that aims to optimize the healthcare experience of patients with cross cultural backgrounds. [6] Essential elements that enable organizations to become culturally competent include valuing diversity, having the capacity for cultural self-assessment, being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, having ...
A June 2024 poll by The Washington Post and Ipsos found that 6 in 10 Americans believed that diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are "a good thing". [105] A September 2024 poll by the Human Rights Campaign found that 80% of LGBT Americans would boycott a company that repealed its DEI programs and 19% would quit their job if their place of ...
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality is the oldest and largest membership association of LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals in the world. Founded in 1981, GLMA addresses misconceptions surrounding LGBTQ+ health issues, which encompass a broad range of topics including HIV, breast and cervical cancer, hepatitis, mental health ...
Health professionals should always approach patients with dignity, compassion and respect. They should work with an ethical perspective. Person-centered care is based on a holistic approach to health care that takes the whole person into account instead of a narrow perspective where the focus lies on the illness or the symptoms. The person ...
VHA has a separate healthcare policy on LGBQ health care (VHA Directive 1340). In 2011, VHA established the Office of Health Equity to work at a systems level to reduce health disparities in a number of vulnerable populations, including LGBTQ+ veterans, by raising awareness and advocating for healthcare system changes. [14]
Presentation topics included weight bias in healthcare and education settings, weight bias reduction interventions among health professionals, inclusive language and policies, critical weight studies, social justice, resources, and stigma reduction strategies from other populations, with representatives from the areas of mental health, HIV/AIDs ...
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Person-centred planning (PCP) is a set of approaches designed to assist an individual to plan their life and supports. [1] It is most often used for life planning with people with learning and developmental disabilities, though recently it has been advocated as a method of planning personalised support with many other sections of society who find themselves disempowered by traditional methods ...