Art Design Printing. Ancient People of the Arctic , British Columbia Canada, UBC Press. These pages were created as a very general introduction to complex, unique and beautiful culture. The information found here is not meant to minimize, encourage stereotypes, or be the final authority on any specific culture. It is in this spirit of sharing, exploring and support this information is made available via the Internet.
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The project was started in the autumn of 1994 to try to bridge cultural and language barriers during medical visits. The objective of the project is to make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers who are seeing patients from different refugee groups. It is designed to be a clinical tool that can be used by a care provider in the few minutes before seeing a patient in clinic. For instance, before seeing a Cambodian patient with asthma, a provider might use a computer terminal in clinic to access EthnoMed and read about how the concept of asthma is translated and what the common cultural and interpretive issues are that complicate asthma management in the Cambodian community.