Healthcare Disparities

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Diverse individuals in an abstract setting, representing the varied global impact of cultural context on mental health perceptions and treatment access.

What is cultural context's impact on global mental health perceptions?

Less than a quarter of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults with a mental illness receive treatment, making them the group least likely to seek help.

Yasmin El-Sayed·August 28, 2026

Diverse healthcare providers and patients collaborating, demonstrating cultural competence and mutual respect in a welcoming clinic setting.

Wellness

What is cultural competence in health and wellness?

In Chicago in 2019, Black women were almost six times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy or within one year of giving birth, according to Nature .

Yasmin El-Sayed·August 19, 2026

Diverse healthcare providers and patients in a collaborative discussion, symbolizing the practice of cultural humility for improved health equity.

Wellness

Cultural Humility for Health Equity

Despite the proven potential of culturally sensitive care to reduce health disparities in fields like pediatric primary care, there is a striking scarcity of documented interventions to guide its wide

Yasmin El-Sayed·August 13, 2026