HD446 Cross-Cultural Development

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and integrative health approaches.

This topic area focuses on 3 components of access to care: insurance coverage, health services, and timeliness of care.

The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the key considerations that lie at the intersection of cultural diversity and mental health.

The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) believes that health equity is achieved when a person’s characteristics and circumstances — including race and ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, income, class, disability, health, immigration status, nationality, religious beliefs, language proficiency, or geographic location — do not predict their health outcomes.