Sentences with phrase «ratings of cultural competency»

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In an effort to address disparities in rates of school discipline, Saint Paul has spent millions of dollars, and countless personnel hours, on «cultural competency» instruction, «white privilege» training, and «restorative justice» programs.

Professor Peter Radoll, Dean of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership and Strategy at the University of Canberra, and Felicity Corbin, Executive Officer, discuss the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategic Plan 2017 - 2021 which focuses on student completion rates, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and research capacity building, and cultural competency of graduates and staff.

In New Zealand, recent strengthening of the Māori health workforce has led to a number of successes: interventions led by, focused on, and targeted to Māori; consistent investment in Māori health over a prolonged period; and an emphasis on the development of dual cultural and clinical competencies.14 In the United States, successful Native American health service development in the early 1990s appears to have been shaped by federal government administration, the separation of the Indian Health Service from other Native American affairs, and provision of an integrated health service.15 In both countries, recent reductions in overall death rates for indigenous people have been noted; in the US this relates to injury prevention, whereas in NZ it relates to fewer deaths due to circulatory conditions.16 Although it is not known whether improved health services for indigenous peoples in the US and NZ have a causal relationship with decreased mortality, the two appear to «travel together» well.

It follows the recent launch of the University of Canberra's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategic Plan 2017 - 2012 which focuses on student completion rates, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and research capacity building, and cultural competency of graduates and staff.