Can cultural competency reduce racial and ethnic health disparities? A review and conceptual model.

By Cindy Brach, I. Fraser. Medical Care Research and Review, 2000

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Unequal treatment: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care. (2003, background): “In contrast, Braveman et al. (1995) found that after adjusting for insurance status and personal, community, medical, and hospital characteristics, black women were 24% more likely to undergo cesarean than whites. Latino women were also at a slightly elevated risk for cesarean delivery compared with”
Culturally competent healthcare systems. A systematic review. (2003, background): “An inability to communicate with a healthcare provider not only creates a barrier to accessing health care but also undermines trust in the quality of medical care received and decreases the likelihood of appropriate follow-up.(2) Furthermore, lack of a common language between client and provider ca”