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This guide explores the concept of cultural competency, builds the case for the enhancement of cultural competency in health care, and provides quick answers. It answers the questions of what is cultural competence in healthcare and what is culturally competent care, and offers seven…
Here's a disheartening statistic from the National Cancer Institute: in the United States, white women have the highest incidence rate for breast cancer, but black women are most likely to die from the disease. The Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute at Spartanburg (South Carolina) Regional…
340B Discount Drug Program Resources AHA Urges Court to Reject Challenge to 340B Orphan Drug Rule
Being accessible only by airplane or boat adds to the scenic character of Wrangell, Alaska (population 2,300), but it also creates challenges for health care delivery. Wrangell Medical Center, the only hospital in the community and one of its largest employers, includes an eight-bed acute unit and…
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To become an effective population health manager, a hospital must create effective partnerships.
In this webinar, FSG shared how collective impact can be helpful in addressing community health issues using two specific examples: asthma prevention and obesity.
June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement sponsors the week to increase understanding of the vital role of community health improvement strategies to individual medical care and to broader population health approaches. More and more hospitals…