Cultural Competency Links

Multilingual Health Education Resource Guide
Review over 600 patient education booklets, brochures, and fact sheets in this catalogue of low literacy and multilingual health education materials.

Ethnomed
Review profiles of cultural groups' approaches to health and illness at this University of Washington site.

National Center for Cultural Competence
Assess your cultural competency skills and locate research and training resources at this Georgetown University site.

"24 Languages Project", Utah Consumer Health Information Network
Electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages.  This is a project of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, in partnership with the Utah Department of Health, the Immunization Action Coalition, AAPCHO, and many others to improve access to health materials in multiple languages.

Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, Race and Ethnicity Data: Understanding the Issues Meeting the Demand in Utah
Policy Directives from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget with Demographic and Economic Analysis Section

Utah Department of Health Guide to Medical Interpretive Services

Cultural Competence: A Journey
Read case studies of cultural competency in primary care clinics at this Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care site.

The Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture
Learn cultural competency techniques, assess your skills, and read profiles of major U.S. ethnic groups through this interactive tutorial. Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care.
 

Cultural Competency Resources Lending Library

BOOKS

Cultural Competency
A Shared Vision: Building Bridges for Rural Health Access
1994 Conference Proceedings, focusing on minority rural health issues including an overview of rural health care delivery issues and implications for health care reform for rural minorities.

Bridging Cultures and Enhancing Care: Approaches to Cultural & Linguistic Competency in Managed Care
This publication highlights the events of a national conference that was sponsored by the HRSA Center for Health Services Financing and Managed Care in cooperation with the American
Public Human Services Association and covers the basics of Cultural Competency and Successful Practices in Managed Care. Published May 2002, by HRSA and APHSA, PDF Format available at www.hrsa.gov/financeMC

Culturally Competent Health Care for Adolescents
This guide for primary care providers presents a framework for understanding culturally competent care and practical ideas for improving providers’ cultural competence. It is written for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals who provide primary care for adolescents.
Published 1994 by the American Medical Association

Culture & Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide, School of Nursing University of California
This guide offers a set of general guidelines to alert nurses to the similarities as well as differences between and within several diverse groups. Each chapter outlines issues related to health and illness, symptom expression, self-care, birth, death, religion, family participation in care, among other topics. Published 1996, Nursing Press, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco Also available on CD ROM at http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/www/books.htm

Developing Cultural Competence in Asian-American & Pacific Islander Communities: Opportunities in Primary Health Care and Substances Abuse Prevention
This publication examines cultural issues of Asian-American and some Pacific Islander communities and the relationship of specific cultural factors to the design and evaluation of substance abuse prevention programs.
Published 1999, Collaboration between CPSA, BPHC, & the Office of Minority Health

Medical Spanish--The Practical Spanish Program for Medical Professionals
Medical Spanish is designed for medical professionals who want to be able to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients. It introduces the language in a clear and accessible way within the context of typical medical situations. Requires no previous knowledge of Spanish. Published 2001, McGraw-Hill

A Pocket Guide to Minority Health Resources
This guide lists phone number and addresses to OMH regional coordinators, Public Health Service minority liaisons Federal information centers and clearinghouses, and national organizations, categorized by target population. There is also a section on minority colleges. For further information, or to obtain a copy of the Pocket Guide, contact the Resource Center of OMH at 1-800-444-6472.

Pursuing Organizational and Individual Cultural Competency--An Epistemology of the Journey Towards Cultural Competency
This book promotes the codification of principles of cultural competency and the establishments of standards to meet objectives for cultural competency training. It discusses the differences between cultural diversity and cultural competence, aspects of providing training in cultural competence, the cultural competence continuum, and the need for training standards.
Published 1997 by HRSA

Quality Health Services for Hispanics: The Cultural Competency Component
This primer is a distillation of information health care providers may need to assure delivery of the best possible care to Hispanic clients in a variety of clinical, prevention and social service settings. Published 2000, by HRSA, BPHC and SAMHSA


Responding to Pacific Islanders: Culturally Competent Perspectives for Substance Abuse Prevention
This publication focuses on the concept of cultural accessibility as a tool to evaluate how well health services respond to the unique needs of Pacific Islander populations. The volume also addresses programs that link culturally appropriate healing strategies with complementary and alternative health practices.
Published 1999, Collaboration between CPSA, BPHC, & the Office of Minority Health