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Cultural awareness is the recognition and understanding of the differences and similarities between cultures, and is significant for avoiding cultural insensitivity in patient interactions.

Cultural competence refers to the ability of healthcare providers to understand and respond effectively to the cultural and linguistic needs of patients, which is crucial for improving health outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Cultural encounters refer to the direct engagement with patients from diverse cultures to build the necessary experiential knowledge that informs culturally competent care, helping to reduce healthcare disparities.

Cultural desire is the motivation of healthcare providers to want to engage in the process of becoming culturally aware, knowledgeable, and skilled in order to provide the best possible care to all patients, fostering a more inclusive health environment.

Cultural skills involve the ability to collect relevant cultural data regarding the patient's health problem and effectively use this information to provide proper healthcare, ensuring more accurate diagnoses and better patient care.

Cultural knowledge means having an understanding of different cultural practices and worldviews, which is essential for providing culturally appropriate health advice and services.

Cultural tailoring of health information involves adapting health communication strategies to conform to cultural beliefs and languages of specific populations, which increases relevance and effectiveness of health messages.

Cultural humility is the lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique, to redress power imbalances, and to develop mutually beneficial and nonpaternalistic clinical and advocacy partnerships with diverse communities, which fosters respect and partnership.

Language proficiency is the ability to communicate effectively in the language preferred by the patient, which is vital for accurate health history taking, clear explanations of medical conditions, and ensuring patients' understanding and adherence to treatment plans.