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EthnoMed was developed for clinicians and health care providers working with immigrant and refugee populations in the greater Seattle area. Our website provides information about immigration, cultural norms and values, experience with Western medicine, culture specific information and tools pertinent to the clinical encounter, and translated/culturally tailored information for patients. It is important to remember that simply because a person is identified as a member of a particular ethnic group or religion does not necessarily mean that the person or the person’s family has the set of beliefs that may be associated with the ethnicity or religion. An assessment should be made of how acculturated a person and their family are, their language skills, and whether an interpreter is needed. Be aware of some of the overall cultural values of the community and then explore the pertinent themes as they relate to providing health care for individual patients. Remember there is great diversity within community. Experiences will vary greatly depending, for example, on whether people lived in rural or urban communities in their countries of origin, how long they have been in the United States, immigration process, former occupations and levels of education. Remember that patients are individuals and are not defined by their cultural group. Cultural HumilityHistorically, when educating about how best to serve diverse populations in a medical setting the focus has been on ‘cultural competence’.  Higher education has lauded cultural competence as a way of learning and developing a skill set of facts about individual race/ethnic groups in order to provide culturally competent care. Back in the late 1990’s two pioneering physicians developed an alternative to cultural competence when providing medical training: the concept of cultural humility.There are three tenets of cultural humility:Lifelong learning and self-reflectionMitigating power imbalancesInstitutional accountabilityRead More Navigating Telehealth in Limited English Proficiency Populations The goal of this article is to highlight best practices in Telemedicine as they are emerging during the Covid-19 pandemic and the barriers and facilitators to a successful Telehealth visit with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients. EthnoMed Newsletter Sign up to receive highlighted resources and information about events and cultural holidays that may have health care considerations for refugee and immigrant patients.Disclaimer: EthnoMed is designed for educational purposes only and is not rendering medical advice or professional services. Any medical decisions should be made in consultation with your doctors. Harborview Medical Center and UW Medicine will not be liable for any complication, injuries or other medical accidents arising from or in connection with the use of or reliance upon information on this website.

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Provides information for clinical providers about cultural beliefs, medical issues and topics related to the health care of refugees & immigrants to the US.

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