A variety of resources relevant to cultural competency in health care.
- A Manager’s Guide to Cultural Competence Education for Health Care Professionals
Prepared by The California Endowment, this consensus document includes information on how to structure a cultural competence training program, as well as resources to assist …
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- Achieving Cultural Competency: A Case-Based Approach to Training Health Professionals
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- American Indian Health
An information portal for and about the health of Native Peoples of the United States, managed by the National Library of Medicine. It includes information …
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- Culture Clues
This site provides tip sheets for clinicians regarding how different cultures perceive illness, how health care decisions are made, and cultural norms related to touch. …
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- CulturedMed
"CulturedMed," created by the Peter J. Cayan Library at State University of New York Institute of Technology, is a Web site and a resource center …
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- DiversityRx
Supported by the National Conference of State Legislatures, Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care (RCCHC), and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, this resource provides …
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- EthnoMed
EthnoMed contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues, and other related matters pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to the United States. It …
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- Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care
2nd Edition
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- Health Literacy of American Adults
The Health Literacy of America’s Adults is the first release of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) health literacy results. The results are based …
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- HHS Office of Minority Health
The site of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's Office of Minority Health provides health information, statistics on health disparities, funding opportunities, and …
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- Model Programs and Best Practices (VA Dept. of Health)
Produced by the Office of Health Policy and Planning, Virginia Department of Health, this list includes reports, standards, and other resources on best practices in …
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- National Center for Cultural Competence
The NCCC, operated by the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, offers a variety of resources, including a consultant pool, reports, assessment modules, …
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- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
This federal agency was created to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess efforts of the National Institutes of Health to reduce …
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- National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
The Web site of NCIHC, a multidisciplinary organization based in the United States whose mission is to promote culturally competent professional health care interpreting as …
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- Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment
Online Book
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