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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 2/2010

01.05.2010 | Perspectives

The Role of Worldviews in Health Disparities Education

verfasst von: Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Sonderheft 2/2010

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Abstract

Worldviews are sets of beliefs and assumptions that express how cultures interpret and explain their experience. Worldview has been a useful explanatory construct in the social science literature, but has been used less often in the context of human health. Reducing and ultimately eliminating the negative role that health care providers play in producing health disparities will require a cultural change. Here I posit that “worldview” is a critically important concept for health disparities education that overtime will serve to transform the culture of health care professionals toward a more self-reflective, humble, and open-minded posture.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Role of Worldviews in Health Disparities Education
verfasst von
Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe Sonderheft 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-009-1229-9

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