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Cultural Competence and Safety in Circumpolar Countries: An Analysis of Discourses in Healthcare

2022

Lavoie, J.G., Petter Stoor, J., Rink, E., Cueva, K., Gladun, E., Viskum Lytken Larsen, C., Healey Akearok, G., & Kanayurak, N.

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This paper examines cultural safety and cultural competence as it relates to Indigenous peoples in Circumpolar contexts and identifies areas where innovations have emerged. The authors find that while cultural safety, cultural competence, and related concepts are widely discussed in the Canadian and Alaskan literature, no similar concepts are discussed in relation to health service delivery in other circumpolar countries.

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Cultural Competence and Safety in Circumpolar Countries: An Analysis of Discourses in Healthcare.

Lavoie, J.G., Petter Stoor, J., Rink, E., Cueva, K., Gladun, E., Viskum Lytken Larsen, C., Healey Akearok, G., & Kanayurak, N. (2022). Cultural competence and safety in Circumpolar countries: An analysis of discourses in healthcare. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 81(1), 2055728.

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