“Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Disparities” Now Available

“Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Disparities” Now Available

Systematic Review of Cultural Competence Research Now Available

An AHRQ review of studies of interventions to improve culturally appropriate health care for people with disabilities; lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender populations; and racial/ethnic minority populations found that none examined cultural competence’s impact on disparities. Although many of the interventions studies were innovative, poor study quality prevented conclusions on whether they worked.

You can download the Comparative Effectiveness Review, “Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Disparities,” at: https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/products/573/2206/cultural-competence-report-160327.pdf

You may also be interested in “Taking Steps Toward Cultural Competence,” a fact sheet from The SHARE Approach, a shared decision making toolkit.