Cultural wellness refers to the way you interact with others who are different from you in terms of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and customs (practices). It involves creating relationships with others and suspending judgment on others’ behavior until you have lived with them or “walked in their shoes.”
It also includes accepting, valuing, and even celebrating the different cultural ways people interact in the world. The extent to which you maintain and value cultural identities is one measure of cultural wellness.
Qualities and BehaviorsResources
- Creating relationships with those who are different from you
- Maintaining and valuing your own cultural identity
- Avoiding stereotyping based on ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation
- Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI)
- The Hornet Wellness Podcast: Cultural Wellness
