Links to Selected Resources on Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health and Mental Health Care Systems

Culturally and Linguistically Competent Services

• CLAS (Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services) Early Childhood Research Institute
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  The Council for Exceptional Children, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Elementary and Middle School Technical Assistance Center, Resources for Culturally, Linguistically and Ability Diverse Children, Youth and Families

Resources for Families

• MCH Library resources for families
• Family Voices

Government Resources

• New!Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHD) from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Office of Minority Health from the Department of Health and Human Services
• HRSA’s Cultural competence site - resources for health care providers
  
• Indian Health Service , see also the IHS pages on health promotion and disease prevention
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• Healthfinder a Federal web site developed by multiple agencies
• Let Everyone Participate -- LEP.gov has information on implementation of Executive Order 13166 regarding language access to federal and federally assisted programs
• Setting the Agenda for Research on Cultural Competence in Health Care, from the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Prevention Information Network

University Centers, Foundations and Nonprofit Organizations

• Cultural Competency initiative of The Commonwealth Fund
• Disparities section of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Culturally Competent Health Care Systems,The California Endowment
• National Alliance for Hispanic Health
• The Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity (CHFCD), is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and is dedicated to promoting culturally-responsive, quality health care for diverse populations.
  
• Health Power, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is multicultural health improvement
• Diversity Rx
• National MultiCultural Institute
• Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
• Fathers Network celebrates and supports fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities
• National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center, Cultural Competence toolkit
• California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, Multicultural Health
• Aetna Health Foundation's initiative on health disparities
• The Cross Cultural Health Care Program
• The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health's priority focus on Cultural Competence
• Rural Assistance Center, Informational Guide on Cultural Competence and Limited English Proficiency

Language Access, Communication and Linguistic Competence

• See Language Access FAQ
• Effective Communication in Hospitals, an initiative from the Office of Civil Rights
• Hablamos Juntos Improving Patient-Provider Communication for Latinos
• Speaking Together:  National Language Services Network
• Cross Cultural Health Care Program has training opportunities, including “Bridging the Gap” training for healthcare interpreters
• National Coalition for Literacy
• Assessing Materials for Low Literacy Readers: The National Cancer Institute provides documents related to literacy issues including Clear and Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers and Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice

Accessibility on the Web

• A public broadcasting station in Boston has developed design guidelines for accessible digital media.
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), funded in part by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• Accessibility tutorials for web designers on Section 508 – ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to all information provided by Federal agencies

Policies and Guidelines on Aspects of Cultural and Linguistic Competence

• National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
  
• American Medical Association's Health disparities web site with resources
  
• Cultural Diversity in Nursing Practice by American Nurses Association
• Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Education and Training Issues by American Academy of Pediatrics
• Enhancing the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Pediatric Workforce by American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Psychological Association (APA) Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations
• NASW Standards for Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice

Web Sites Related to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome / Other Infant Death (SIDS/ID)

• Back to Sleep campaign, a joint effort of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the U.S. Public Health Service, the SIDS Alliance and the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs
• National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center (NSIDRC) provides resources, information services and technical assistance on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and related topics.
• SIDS Network offers up-to-date information as well as support for those who have been touched by the tragedy of SIDS/ID.
• First Candle is a national, non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to the support of SIDS families, education and research.

Data and Research Resources

• Title V Information System
• Maternal and Child Health library online database
• Trust for America’s Health provides state health data
• Measuring Healthcare quality, including national disparities data by AHRQ
• National Assessment of Adult Literacy
• KaiserEDU provides data and literature regarding health policy topics
• The Association of Religion Data Archives
• Family Voices Data resources
• Kaiser Family Foundation has statistics on health status by state
• United Health Foundation is another source of health disparity data in D.C.
• Kids Count data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
• The National Survey of Children's Health Data Resource Center from CAHMI

Reports and Bibliographies

• Knowledge Path from Maternal and Child Health library on Racial and Ethnic Disparities.
• AHRQ Releases 2006 National Healthcare Quality And Disparities Reports
• The National Health Law Program, "Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care"
• Report and Bibliography on health disparities from Physicians for Human Rights
• Research and Training Center in Children’s Mental Health, Study 5: Accessibility of Mental Health Services: Identifying and Measuring Organizational Factors Associated with Reducing Mental Health Disparities
• Health care expenditures report from AHRQ
• Factline: Tracking Health in Underserved Communities highlights health disparities in underserved communities

Webcasts

• Kaiser Family Foundation offers Healthcasts
• Maternal and Child Health Webcasts