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Cultural Competence in Health Care. Leon Epstein Taub Center for Health Policy Studies and School of Public Health, Jerusalem. Cultural Competence in Health Care. in. A Culturally Appropriate Health Care System. Why in Israel. Past History
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Cultural Competence in Health Care Leon Epstein Taub Center for Health Policy Studies and School of Public Health, Jerusalem
Cultural Competence in Health Care in A Culturally Appropriate Health Care System
Why in Israel • Past History • The Present – The Health Care System and population diversity • The future challenges
Past History -the Background to Population Diversity • 60 years of aliya – were the lessons learnt? - Yemenite - North African - Former Soviet Union - Ethiopia • The 4 Arab population groups
The Present – The Health Care System and population diversity • The Health Risk associated with socio-cultural diversity • Communication at the population and individual level • The skills required by the health care professional • Is the present training appropriate? Health Inequality
The future challenges • Culturally Appropriate Health Care By • Culturally Competent Health Care Professionals