Closing the gap, healthcare experts say, depends on the cultural competence of the nation’s health care providers. “There is a sense from immigrant communities that the [American] health care ...

An axiom holds that "culture eats strategy," which is a barrier to enacting change in a changing healthcare industry. Strategy is about setting priorities and allocating resources. As resources ...

Dr. Makeda Dawkins explains how cultural understanding is vital for accurate diagnosis and treatment, drawing from her ...

Building a “culture of happiness,” both among the workforce and the consumers—which is Webb’s word for patients—is a key to future health care models, Webb says. This involves a ...

Many Bangladeshi-American health care workers offer culturally competent care, bridging the gap for Bangladeshi women, but ...

Geographic isolation, poverty, discrimination and a lack of cultural understanding further contribute to major structural barriers for Indigenous populations to access health care. In order to ...

In this episode, Katie Eimers, Chief Culture and Engagement Officer, and Holly Bunn, Executive Director of Culture at UNC Health, share insights into their One UNC Health initiative.