Cultural Competence in Health A Review of the Evidence

This resource supports evidence-informed approaches to improving the cultural competence of health service delivery. By reviewing the evidence from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, it provides readers with a clear and systematic overview of the

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Crystal Jongen Janya McCalman Roxanne Bainbridge Anton Clifford

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Crystal Jongen • Janya McCalman Roxanne Bainbridge • Anton Clifford

Cultural Competence in Health A Review of the Evidence

Crystal Jongen Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences Central Queensland University Cairns, Queensland Australia

Janya McCalman Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences Central Queensland University Cairns, Queensland Australia

Roxanne Bainbridge Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences Central Queensland University Cairns, Queensland Australia

The Cairns Institute James Cook University Smithfield, Queensland Australia

The Cairns Institute James Cook University Smithfield, Queensland Australia

Anton Clifford School of Public Health The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Australia

ISSN 2192-3698    ISSN 2192-3701 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Public Health ISBN 978-981-10-5292-7    ISBN 978-981-10-5293-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5293-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017953447 © The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in an