Cultural Competence in Healthcare

•  CINAHL Plus
•  International Pharmaceutical Abstacts (IPA)
•  PubMed (free version of MEDLINE)
• Social Science Databases (e.g., Chicano Database; GenderWatch; PsycINFO; Social Science Citation Index;
• Social Work Abstracts Plus; Sociological Abstracts)

The following is a list of selected journals available on the UW-Madison campus. Click on the link to view location information in MadCat, the online catalog.

• American Journal of Public Health [print holdings]
• JAMA  [electronic and print holdings]
• Medical Care [electronic and print holdings]
• Social Science and Medicine  [electronic and print holdings]

The following is a list of selected books available on the UW-Madison campus. Click on the link to view location information in MadCat, the online catalog. Search by keyword or subject in MadCat to find more titles owned by campus libraries.

• Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (2002) [electronic] [print holdings]
• Experiencing and counseling multicultural and diverse populations [2003 edition]
• Effective Communication in Multicultural Health Care Settings [print holdings]
• Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness [print holdings]
• Handbook ofmulticultural counseling [1995 edition] [2001 edition]
• College Library Ethnic Studies Collection
• Ebling Library Multicultural Collection
• National Academy Press (free books online)

Internet Links

• Bibliography of Full Text Multicultural Books Online
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control): Racial and Ethnic Populations
• City, County, and Regional Data for Wisconsin
• Cultural Competence Resources (NN/LM, MidContinental Region)
• Tools, publications and continuing education resources on cultural competence
• CultureMed (State University of New York Institute of Technology)
• EthnoMed
• Health Disparities Info from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• MedlinePlus: African American Health
• MedlinePlus: Asian American Health
• MedlinePlus: Hispanic American Health
• MedlinePlus: Native American Health
• Office of Minority Health (U.S. Dept. of Health & Family Services)
• statehealthfacts.org (Kaiser Family Foundation)

UW-Madison Links

• Social Work Library: Web Sites of Interest to Social Workers
• UW Medical School: Center for the Study of Cultural Diversity in Health Care
  
• Wisconsin Express (from the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System)
  The Wisconsin Express project allows students in all areas of the health sciences schools to experience working with diverse cultural groups in Wisconsin.

Scope

Culture:  A collective expression for all behavior patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Culture includes customs, traditions, and language.

Culturally Competent Health Care Delivery: Individualized, patient-centered care that respects the multiple cultures of their patients

Cultural Diversity: Coexistence of numerous distinct ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural groups within one social unit, organization, or population.

Call Numbers

Primary Call Number Range: (National Library of Medicine Classification)

• WA 300-395 Health Problems of Special Population Groups
• WB 920 Diseases of Ethnic Groups (Works on specific diseases are classed with the disease.
• WY 107 Transcultural Nursing

Primary Call Number Range: (Library of Congress Classification)

• GN 301-674 Ethnology. Social and Cultural Anthropology
• HM Sociology
• RA 421-790.95 Public Health

Subject Headings

MeSH terms:(about MeSH)    (Use MeSH terms in searching Medline or PubMed)
Combine MeSH terms for cultural aspects with a term or a phrase such as Clinical Competence; Attitude to Health; Health Status; Socioeconomic Factors; etc.

• Cross-Cultural Comparison
• Culture
• Cultural Characteristics
• Cultural Diversity
• Ethnic Groups
• Minority Groups
• Medicine, Traditional   
• Transcultural Nursing

Also search by the specific name of the group, religion, or heritage (e.g.,  Hispanic Americans; Homosexuality, Male; Buddhism; Middle East)

International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA):

• Ethnic Groups (African American)
• Folk medicine

Also search by specific name of the group

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)

• Acculturation
• Culture
• Cultural Bias
• Cultural Competence
• Cultural Diversity
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Cultural Values
• Ethnic Groups
• Minority Groups
• Transcultural Nursing

Also search by the specific name of the group (e.g., Hispanics; Homosexuals, Male; Arabs; Amish, etc.)
Also consider use of the subheading psychosocial factors