Personal Culture Competency: Communities in Health Care

Cultural Competency
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Cultural Competency
The values, beliefs and behaviors of individuals are shaped by various factors such as gender, occupation, sexual orientation, language, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, nationality, race, ethnic backgrounds, and physical and mental abilities. In health care systems, cultural competency has been defined as the ability of individuals to understand and integrate these factors into health care delivery systems. This is to ensure that quality care is provided to everybody regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, language, and gender or literacy levels (Purnell, 2014).
In order to improve cultural competence in the workplaces, professionals need to learn how they can provide services in a culturally competent way that fosters unity. The professionals should focus on improving the knowledge about the different groups around the world and learn their beliefs and behaviors towards some things. Though it is not possible to master all aspects of every culture, training on universal skills such communication should be offered to the professionals (Purnell, 2014).
Health care delivery systems that are culturally competent can help in improving health outcomes and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. The Joint Co...