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1. GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
1.1. Indicators of Health Disparities
1.2. Health Inequalities
1.3. Causes of Global Health Disparities
1.4. Major Global Epidemics
1.5. Recommendations and Public Policies for Reducing Disparities in Health and Healthcare
1.6. Global Policies: WHO, the Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights

2. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
2.1. Determinants of Health
2.2. Factors Influencing the Healthcare System
2.3. Quality of Life from the Perspective of Health Promotion and Protection
2.4. Organisation of Culturally Competent Healthcare

3. THEORIES AND MODELS OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
3.1. Elements of Culturally Competent Nursing Care
3.2. Social Categories
3.3. Socialisation
3.4. Cultural Conflicts
3.5. Conceptualisation of Transcultural Nursing Practice
3.5.1. Interdisciplinary Theories and Models
3.5.2. Models and Theories of Transcultural Nursing
3.6. Strategies for Reducing Bias and Prejudice

4. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
4.1. The Nature and Context of Intercultural Communication
4.2. Communication Models
4.3. Health Literacy
4.4. Principles of Intercultural Communication Illustrated through Selected Cases
4.5. Conflict Resolution

5. CULTURAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS
5.1. Models of Health and Illness in a Cultural Context
5.2. Beliefs and Care Practices throughout the Life Course

6. THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF TREATMENT AND CARE
6.1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
6.2. Violence
6.3. Pain Management
6.4. Dietary Practices

7. CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
7.1. Guidelines for Assessing Individuals from Different Cultural Backgrounds
7.2. Data-Collection Methods, Techniques and Tools

8. PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND ATTRIBUTES OF NURSES IN TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
8.1. Standards of Culturally Competent Nursing Care
8.2. Continuity of Care and Interprofessional Collaboration