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Cultural Competency in Working with Latino Family Caregivers
03/01/2004 | Requests *Summary
Outlines the challenges facing service providers in addressing the needs of Latino caregivers. This monograph uses case studies to illustrate how specific cultural characteristics, such as language, customs and religion, can impact caregiving situations, and offers suggestions on ways cultural competency can be improved at organizational and policy levels. This publication is supported by a grant from the Archstone Foundation.
Author
Talamantes, Melissa A.; Aranda, Maria P.
Available Files
- Report PDF (937K, 31 pages)
Keywords
Caregiving; Cultural Competence; Disparities in Health Care; latinos
Topic
Aging Issues
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
Rutgers/NASHP
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
05/10/2004
Contact
Nirvana Huhtala Petlick
npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu
npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu
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