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Cultural Competency and Tuberculosis Care: A Guide for Self-Study and Self-Assessment

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Cultural Competency and Tuberculosis Care: A Guide for Self-Study and Self-Assessment

This resource was developed for the public health workforce and other healthcare providers. It is intended as a tool to begin to explore the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for cultural competency in general, with a focus on TB control activities. The guide utilizes a culture general perspective and includes a self-assessment tool, teaching cases, and links to other cultural competency resources.

Author:

Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Audiences:

Health Educators/Communicators, Outreach Workers

Topic:

Cultural Competence

Country of Origin:

United States

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