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About
Us
 Who
Supports & Funds the NCCC
The NCCC receives support from a variety of Federal government
and private sources. Currently, most NCCC activities are funded
through a Cooperative Agreement administered by the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS).
Current
and Past Funders
U.S. Department
of Health & Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
- Division of Services for Children and Youth With Special
Health Needs
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Other Infant Death
Program
- Division of Research, Training and Education (DRTE)
- Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program/DRTE
Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)
- Office
of Minority Health & Special
Populations
Office of Performance Review (OPR)
Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr)
National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center
for Mental Health Services
- Child,
Adolescent & Family Branch,
Division of Services and System Improvement
National Institutes of Health
- National
Institute of Child Health & Human
Development
- National Library of Medicine
Department of Education
- Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Indoor
Environments Division, Office of Radiation & Indoor
Air
Initiative for Decreasing Disparities in Depression
Summit
Health Institute Research & Education
The
Connecticut Health Foundation
The
Commonwealth Fund
Utah State University
Center for Persons With Disabilities
- Early Intervention Research Institute
Things We Do
The NCCC provides
national leadership and contributes to the body of knowledge
on cultural and linguistic competency within
systems and organizations. Major emphasis is placed on
translating evidence into policy and practice for programs
and personnel concerned with health and mental health care
delivery, administration, education and advocacy. The
NCCC uses four major approaches to fulfill its mission including: (1)
web-based technical assistance, (2) knowledge development
and dissemination, (3) supporting a "community of learners" and
(4) collaboration and partnerships with diverse constituency
groups. These approaches entail the provision of training,
technical assistance, and consultation and are intended to
facilitate networking, linkages, and information exchange. The
NCCC has particular expertise in developing instruments and
conducting organizational self-assessment processes to advance
cultural and linguistic competency.
Current Projects
Health Resources & Services
Administration (HRSA)
- Office
of Performance Review
- Maternal
& Child Health Bureau
Substance
Abuse & Mental Health
Services Administration
Initiative for Decreasing Disparities in Depression
Past Projects of Significance
Cultural Broker Project
Funded by: National Health Service Corps, Bureau of Health
Professions, HRSA, DHHS
Purpose: To encourage the use of cultural brokering as a
key approach to increasing access and enhancing the delivery
of culturally and linguistically competent health care. The
concept of cultural brokering is embraced and promoted by
the National Health Service Corps as a viable and much needed
approach in the effective delivery of health care to culturally
diverse populations, particularly those who are underserved
and vulnerable. A guide for developing and sustaining a cultural
broker program was an outcome of this project.
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Project
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Purpose: To provide the cadre of federally-funded technical
assistance providers that support services for young children
with disabilities (ages birth - eight years) and their
families to increase their capacity to design, implement,
evaluate service and support delivery systems that meet
the needs of culturally, linguistically and ethnically
diverse children, families and communities.
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
Funded
by: Division of Research, Training & Education,
MCHB, HRSA, DHHS
Purpose: To provide training, technical assistance and consultation
to grantees on adaptation to service delivery approaches
to match the cultural contexts of communities served.
Partnerships to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African American Communities
Funded
by: National Institute of Child Health & Human
Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health, DHHS
Purpose: To provide technical assistance and convene a partnership
forum with NICHD and key leaders from the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc., Women in the NAACP, and the National Coalition
of 100 Black Women, to plan and conduct a series of regional
summits focused on SIDS risk reduction and community education
in African American communities. This project was designed
to develop culturally competent, community-based strategies
that address the goal to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities
in health, specifically in the disparity in SIDS rates between
the African Americans and the general U.S. population.
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