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Cultural Humility in Hospital-Based Injury and Violence Prevention

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Most matrices considering context of trauma fail to recognize the importance of social determinants of health (SDH). Many factors including structural racism, socioeconomics, gender, sexuality, and geography intermingle to exacerbate trauma disparities. When taking all of these into consideration, socioeconomics plays the greatest role. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic experiences that occur in childhood and play a role in widening socioeconomic disparities. Redlining was a discriminatory practice that created disparate socioeconomic communities and has perpetuated health inequalities that still exist today. Understanding the historic and cultural contexts of violence is essential for designing effective injury and violence prevention strategies. Racial and cultural concordance helps increase trust which is needed for program recruitment and enrollment. Listening and engaging with patients and families help to understand what matters to them. If intentionality is applied, outcomes throughout all sectors can improve.

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Smith, R.N., Castater, C., James, T. (2023). Cultural Humility in Hospital-Based Injury and Violence Prevention. In: Adams, C., Tinkoff, G. (eds) Hospital-based Injury and Violence Prevention Programs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20357-2_3

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