Cultural Competency in Health Care

 

Studies of race and health frequently invoke racism, prejudice, and discrimination as possible reasons for high levels of morbidity and mortality among and among other racial and ethnic minorities.

These terms cannot be used interchangeably as they refer to different things.

Your short task this week is to define the following terms, esp. with regards to health care:

racism
prejudice
discrimination

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