title: American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel report: developing cultural competence to eliminate health disparities in ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations.
abstract: The members of the Expert Panel on Cultural Competence of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) envisioned this article to serve as a catalyst to action by the Academy to take the lead in ensuring that measurable outcomes be achieved that reduce or eliminate health disparities commonly found among racial, ethnic, uninsured, underserved, and underrepresented populations residing throughout the United States. The purposes of this article are to (a) assess current issues related to closing the gap in health disparities and achieving cultural competence, (b) discuss a beginning plan of action from the Expert Panel on Cultural Competence for future endeavors and continued work in these areas beyond the 2002 annual conference on Closing the Gap in Health Disparities, and (c) provide clearly delineated recommendations to assist the Academy to plan strategies and to step forward in taking the lead in reshaping health care policies to eliminate health care and health disparities.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Giger
authors.forename: Ruth E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Purnell
authors.forename: J Taylor
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Harden
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Ora
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Strickland
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration; D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012935:Social Justice; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data