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Resources Library - Education

As part of our commitment to provide information, we continue to collect and collate public materials on culture, unconscious bias, and other aspects of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Below, you'll find resources such as research papers, books, and videos that can assist you in your learning journey. Simply click on the sector relevant to you and explore the various options. If you have additional well-vetted public materials, you'd like to suggest we add, feel free to forward the links to culture@nbmc-cmnb.ca for consideration.

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Cross-cultural communication: Tools for working with families and children

This article explores the concept of intercultural competence in the context of patient- provider relationships, and how culture may be impacting a patients health of management of an illness.

Cultural Competence for Child and Youth Health Professionals

This article offers a survey of terminology in relation to culture, and highlights the importance of cultural knowledge and competence for health providers to foster a welcoming environment and to respect differences and find common ground for treatment plans.

FitzGerald, C., & Hurst, S. (2017). Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review. BMC medical ethics, 18(1), 19.

This article covers the topics of unconscious bias in the medical field and how health care professionals can work to dismantle existing prejudices.

Culturally Competent and Effective Healthcare

This website by the Community Health collection offers a page of resources for culturally effective healthcare, including information on cross-cultural communication and health inequities and disparities.

Implicit Bias: How Our Unconscious Minds Lead Us Astray

Unconscious bias/ Health care / Implicit bias Description : An educational PowerPoint on the way that implicit biases effect our everyday life, and how these can take shape in microaggressions and microinvalidation in day-to-day interaction.

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