Strategies for Cultural Competency in Indian Health CareFinally, a book taht provides real world, practical models to address the corss-cultural and health care needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. By detailing six programs that span five states, this book offers a blueprint for how health care professionals can provide culturally competent care to these important and often neglected populations. And if that wasn't enough, the book presents key perspectives and insights on how programs such as these can be replicated in many settings across the country-and how we can truly develop systems that are culturally competent. |
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 1 |
United Indian Health Services UIHS | 23 |
History Course | 39 |
American Indian Health and Family Services | 63 |
California Rural Indian Health Board RIHB | 79 |
Making Space for Culture and History | 115 |
Contact Information | 145 |
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