Physicians and pharmacists play key roles in addressing social determinants of health and health inequity.

Many medical schools are associated with a free clinic. Students who speak and learn Spanish can help fill this gap.

A “social wallpaper” installation combines poetry and visual art on 4 walls covering a 4-story hospital elevator lobby.

John Davies joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Sue Ridge: "Art and Poetry in an NHS Hospital’s Elevator Bank."

When communicating with patients with whom they do not share the same first language or ethnic background, physicians should be aware of possible prejudice or resistance on the part of the patient and do everything possible to assure that the patient can listen and participate effectively, even if that means adding another professional of the patient's ethnicity to the conversation.

Taking care of patients whose cultures, belief systems, and family hierarchy structures differ from those on which many U.S. laws and regulations involves strategies—particularly regarding end-of-life care and surrogate decision making.

Taking care of patients whose cultures, belief systems, and family hierarchy structures differ from those on which many U.S. laws and regulations involves strategies—particularly regarding end-of-life care and surrogate decision making.