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The mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence is to increase the capacity of health care and mental health care programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems to address growing diversity, persistent disparities, and to promote health and mental health equity.

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Foundations of Cultural & Linguistic Competence
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Conceptual Frameworks / Models, Guiding Values and Principles
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Definitions of Cultural & Linguistic Competence & Family-Centered Care
bullet Compelling Need for Cultural and Linguistic Competence
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Policies to Advance and Sustain Cultural and Linguistic Competence
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Recent & Of Interest
bullet Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children: Translational research from Caitlin Ryan's award winning Family Acceptance Project™
bullet Rationale for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Maternal and Child Health Bureau–Funded Training Programs
bullet And the Journey Continues... Lessons learned in implementing cultural and linguistic competency.
bullet Infusing Cultural and Linguistic Competence into Health Promotion Training
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bullet "In Their Own Voices" Excerpts
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New & Noteworthy
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Check out our updated Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs pages.

Cultural and Linguistic Competence Checklists for MCH Training Programs: Research Programs NEW!

The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Family Organization Assessment (CLCFOA) | Just Released: Guide for Using the CLCFOA

The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Organizational Assessment Instrument for Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Programs

 

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Announcements
bullet Providing Services and Supports for Youth who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex or Two-Spirit
bullet The Commonwealth Fund invited the NCCC to contribute a paper on the evidence for cultural and linguistic competence. Download paper.
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