LibGuides: Cultural Competency Resources at Summa: Cultural Competency Resources

Cultural Competency Resources

The Summa Medical Library has a few print books on cultural competency that can be borrowed. Ask a librarian for help in finding them.

In addition, here are some additional E-Books and websites that may be helpful:

E-BOOKS
Cultural Competencies for Nurses
An eBook in the R2 Digital Library.
Cultural Competence in Health Care
An eBook available through OhioLINK. When reading a specific section of the book, look for the "PDF Full Text" link for a more readable formatting.
Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach
An eBook in the R2 Digital Library
Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care
An eBook in the R2 Digital Library
Religion, Religious Ethics, and Nursing
Includes information about several major religions. Designed to enable the nurse to provide respectful and sensitive care for people from a variety of faith backgrounds. An eBook in the R2 Digital Library.
WEBSITES
HealthReach : Health Infiormation in Many Languages
Website created by the National Library of Medicine. Has patient materials in various languages on health conditions and wellness. Also has cultural information for providers on various populations and countries
EthnoMed
An ethnic medicine website containing medical and cultural information about certain immigrant and refugee groups.
National Center for Cultural Competency
A variety of resources on self-assessment, distance learning, publications, and more. From Georgetown University
Culture Clues
Tips sheets for clinicians on different cultures for the University of Washington Medical Center
Think Cultural Health (includes CLAS Standards)
CLAS stands for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services. These National Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by establishing a blueprint for health and health care organizations. See also the Standards document available for download in box on the right.

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CLAS Standards Document

National CLAS Standards - Download the PDF

See also the link to the Think Cultural Health website in box on the left for more extensive information on the Standards.

Nepalese Cultural Info

Nepali-speaking Bhutanese
Webpage from the EthnoMed website

Bosnian Cultural Info

Bosnians: Cultural Profile
from the Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb. Use the table of contents to navigate to topics of interest within this detailed report.