Information for Organizations and Programs
Organizations and programs must have the capacity to:
Address stereotyping, bias, discrimination, prejudice, and other ISMs.
Work toward health and mental health equity and social justice.
Organizational Cultural Self-Assessment
Cultural
and linguistic competence requires
organizations to:
- Value diversity
- Conduct cultural self-assessment
- Manage the dynamics of difference
- Institutionalize cultural knowledge
- Adapt to
diversity
- Policies - structures
- Values - services
NCCC Resources
- Building Integrated Systems to Address Sudden Unexpected Infant Death just released!
- Cultural
Competence: It all starts at the Front Desk
- Bridging
the Cultural Divide in Health Care Settings: The Essential
role of Cultural Broker Programs | En
Español
- Policy
Brief: Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Family Supports
- Consultant
Pool
- Information
on Language Access, Frequently Asked Questions
- Infusing
Cultural and Linguistic Competence into the Multiple Systems
Encountered by Families Following the Sudden, Unexpected
Death of an Infant
- A
Planner's Guide...Infusing Principles, Content and Themes
Related to Cultural and Linguistic Competence into Meetings
and Conferences
- Policy
Brief 1: Rationale for Cultural Competence
- Policy
Brief 2: Linguistic Competence in Primary Health Care Delivery
Systems: Implications for Policy Makers
- Policy
Brief 3: Cultural Competence in Primary Health Care:
Partnerships
for a Research Agenda
- Policy
Brief 4: Culturally Competent Strategies for Engaging Diverse
Communities
- Promising Practices
For all NCCC resources, see Resources & Tools
Links and Other Suggested Resources
- Brach, C, Fraser, I. Reducing disparities through culturally competent health care: an analysis of the business case. Qual Manag Health Care. 2002 Summer;10(4):15-28. Review.
- Lieu et al. Cultural competence policies and other predictors of asthma care quality for Medicaid-insured children. Pediatrics. 2004 114(1): e102-e110.
- National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: Hospitals, Language and Culture initiative
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Organizational Supports for Cultural Competence
