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Cultural Competency in Disaster Response: A Review of Current Concepts, Policies, and Practices

Organization(s):Office Of Minority Health- United States Department Of Health And Human Services
Year: 2008
Available at:https://www.thinkculturalhealth.org/ccdpcr/documents/EnvironmentalScan.pdf   (report broken link)
Description:

This environmental scan provides an assessment on current information on cultural competence, and concludes that there is sufficient basis for creating a curriculum on cultural competence for disaster responders.

Language(s):English
Communities:General
Subtopic:
Culturally Competent Care
Organizational Supports
Natural Disasters
Target Audience:Public Health Professionals; Researchers; Government; Policymakers
Resource Type:
Report