Respecting Diverse Populations

Match the description with the correct type of diversity. Answers can be used more than once.

1. Includes the general customs, norms, values, and beliefs held by a group of people.
2. Can make it more difficult for people to access healthcare and receive quality healthcare.
3. Relates to a common ancestry, culture, religion, traditions, nationality, and language shared by a group of people.
4. Pertains to the country where the person was born and holds citizenship.
5. Can impact patient care if healthcare professionals assume patients will conform to mainstream values and the patient's health beliefs are not considered.
6. A person's lifestyle choice may influence the care they receive.
7. Pertains to immigrants to the United States who lack insurance for healthcare.
8. Relates to a group of people who have the same physical characteristics.
9. All the ways a person is different from others (e.g., lifestyle, religion, tastes, and preferences).

a. nationality
b. race
c. culture
d. ethnicity
e. social factors
f. culture and ethnicity