A Primer for Cultural Proficiency: Towards Quality Health Services for Hispanics
Author: The National Alliance for Hispanic Health
Date Published: 2001
This primer is designed to help health care professionals and systems better understand, and more effectively respond to the growing needs of over 35 million Hispanics in the United States. It should facilitate greater access to, and utilization of, health and human services for this population, as well as provide useful suggestions on improving one-to-one provider-patient interactions. This primer is a distillation of information health care providers may need to assure delivery of the best possible care to Hispanic clients in a variety of clinical, prevention, and social service settings. Also available at http://www.hispanichealth.org/pdf/primer.pdf.
Date Published: 2001
This primer is designed to help health care professionals and systems better understand, and more effectively respond to the growing needs of over 35 million Hispanics in the United States. It should facilitate greater access to, and utilization of, health and human services for this population, as well as provide useful suggestions on improving one-to-one provider-patient interactions. This primer is a distillation of information health care providers may need to assure delivery of the best possible care to Hispanic clients in a variety of clinical, prevention, and social service settings. Also available at http://www.hispanichealth.org/pdf/primer.pdf.
