The thicker red line in the center of the chart is the 50th percentile line, (like the average), which shows that 50% of Girls have Height (or stature) shorter than the line, and 50% are taller. At the lowest red line, (5th percentile), only 5% of the population of Girls are shorter. For an Average weight for girls chart, click here. The data source for this chart is the NHANES III survey, conducted in America during 1988 to 1994. The CDC used this dataset, as well as datasets from several older surveys to construct the CDC standard pediatric growth charts. Hey Doc.
The Joint Commission (TJC), the National Quality Forum (NQF), and the National Commission on Quality Assurance (NCQA) are a few of the influential organizations that have responded to these complexities by implementing new standards focused on cultural competency, health literacy, and patient- and family-centered care.
Cultural competence is defined as the ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver health care services that meet the social , cultural , and linguistic needs of patients.1 A culturally competent health care system can help improve health outcomes and quality of care , and can contribute to the elimination of racial and ethnic ...