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Cultural awareness in public health

Abstract

As the number of foreigners residing in Korea increased by five times during last two decades, Korean public health care providers are facing the diversity of race, ethnicity, and culture of clients. This study was to explore the experiences of public health care providers in providing health care service for immigrants living in Korea and to clarify educational needs for culturally competent care.

Author Details

Duckhee Chae, PhD, RN; Jin-A Lee; Hyun-Lye Kim; Asami Keiko

Sigma Membership

Alpha Lambda

Lead Author Affiliation

Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South)

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Cultural Competency, Immigrants, Public Health Care Providers

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Experience of immigrant care and the need for cultural-competence training among public healthcare providers

Dublin, Ireland

As the number of foreigners residing in Korea increased by five times during last two decades, Korean public health care providers are facing the diversity of race, ethnicity, and culture of clients. This study was to explore the experiences of public health care providers in providing health care service for immigrants living in Korea and to clarify educational needs for culturally competent care.