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National intercultural health strategy, 2007-2012

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  • "The Health Service Executive (HSE) is undergoing a Transformation Programme, aimed at enabling people to live healthier, more fulfilled lives. The population health approach, endorsed by the HSE, recognises the range of factors affecting health, and seeks to promote and protect health and well-being, with special attention to measures aimed at reducing health inequalities. The links between poverty, ethnicity and health are well established. Much intersectoral collaboration is required within this approach to work towards attainment of improved health and social gain for people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Recognition of the distinct health and care needs of service users from diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds, coupled with the transformation agenda of the HSE, marks a timely opportunity for the development of a National Intercultural Health Strategy, which -- building on the existing good practice already taking place in the arena of health provision for a diverse population -- aims to provide a comprehensive framework within which these care and support needs may be effectively addressed. Services around the needs of people from diverse groups have developed incrementally over recent years, with significant expertise built up in response to the needs of the public, as well as to various statutory requirements. A challenge now exists to integrate services and render them accessible and responsive, with the service user always at the centre of newly created ways of working. The principles, themes and recommendations embodied in the model envisioned within the Intercultural Strategy support staff and service users in participating actively and meaningfully in designing, delivering and evaluating provision of health care to minority ethnic service users in Ireland."

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  • "National intercultural health strategy, 2007-2012"

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