TY - JOUR
T1 - Empathy as a crucial skill in disrupting disparities in global brain health
AU - Fitri, Fasihah Irfani
AU - Lage, Carmen
AU - Mollayeva, Tatyana
AU - Santamaria-Garcia, Hernando
AU - Chan, Melissa
AU - Cominetti, Marcia R.
AU - Daria, Tselmen
AU - Fallon, Gillian
AU - Gately, Dominic
AU - Gichu, Muthoni
AU - Giménez, Sandra
AU - Zuniga, Raquel Gutierrez
AU - Hadad, Rafi
AU - Hill-Jarrett, Tanisha
AU - O’Kelly, Mick
AU - Martinez, Luis
AU - Modjaji, Paul
AU - Ngcobo, Ntkozo
AU - Nowak, Rafal
AU - Ogbuagu, Chukwuanugo
AU - Roche, Moïse
AU - Aguzzoli, Cristiano Schaffer
AU - Shin, So Young
AU - Smith, Erin
AU - Yoseph, Selam Aberra
AU - Zewde, Yared
AU - Ayhan, Yavuz
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Fitri, Lage, Mollayeva, Santamaria-Garcia, Chan, Cominetti, Daria, Fallon, Gately, Gichu, Giménez, Zuniga, Hadad, Hill-Jarrett, O’Kelly, Martinez, Modjaji, Ngcobo, Nowak, Ogbuagu, Roche, Aguzzoli, Shin, Smith, Yoseph, Zewde and Ayhan.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Brain health refers to the state of a person’s brain function across various domains, including cognitive, behavioral and motor functions. Healthy brains are associated with better individual health, increased creativity, and enhanced productivity. A person’s brain health is intricately connected to personal, social and environmental factors. Racial, ethnic, and social disparities affect brain health and on the global scale these disparities within and between regions present a hurdle to brain health. To overcome global disparities, greater collaboration between practitioners and healthcare providers and the people they serve is essential. This requires cultural humility driven by empathy. Empathy is a core prosocial value, a cognitive-emotional skill that helps us understand ourselves and others. This position paper aims to provide an overview of the vital roles of empathy, cooperation, and interdisciplinary partnerships. By consciously integrating this understanding in practice, leaders can better position themselves to address the diverse challenges faced by communities, promote inclusivity in policies and practices, and further more equitable solutions to the problem of global brain health.
AB - Brain health refers to the state of a person’s brain function across various domains, including cognitive, behavioral and motor functions. Healthy brains are associated with better individual health, increased creativity, and enhanced productivity. A person’s brain health is intricately connected to personal, social and environmental factors. Racial, ethnic, and social disparities affect brain health and on the global scale these disparities within and between regions present a hurdle to brain health. To overcome global disparities, greater collaboration between practitioners and healthcare providers and the people they serve is essential. This requires cultural humility driven by empathy. Empathy is a core prosocial value, a cognitive-emotional skill that helps us understand ourselves and others. This position paper aims to provide an overview of the vital roles of empathy, cooperation, and interdisciplinary partnerships. By consciously integrating this understanding in practice, leaders can better position themselves to address the diverse challenges faced by communities, promote inclusivity in policies and practices, and further more equitable solutions to the problem of global brain health.
KW - brain health
KW - cultural humility
KW - disparity
KW - empathy
KW - equity
KW - leadership
KW - value
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85180847124&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fneur.2023.1189143
DO - 10.3389/fneur.2023.1189143
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85180847124
SN - 1664-2295
VL - 14
JO - Frontiers in Neurology
JF - Frontiers in Neurology
M1 - 1189143
ER -