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KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAOFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATIONCULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE RESOURCES FORHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSCultural and Linguistic Competence in Health CareCenter for Effective Collaboration and PracticeIt is the mission <strong>of</strong> the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented nationalpreparedness to foster the development and the adjustment <strong>of</strong> children with or at risk <strong>of</strong> developing serious emotionaldisturbance. To achieve that goal, the Center is dedicated to a policy <strong>of</strong> collaboration at Federal, state, and local levels thatcontributes to and facilitates the production, exchange, and use <strong>of</strong> knowledge about effective practices.http://cecp.air.org/cultural/default.htmNational Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)The mission <strong>of</strong> the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to increase the capacity <strong>of</strong> health and mental healthprograms to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/NCCC Conceptual Framework and ModelThe NCCC embraces a conceptual framework and model for achieving cultural competence based on the work <strong>of</strong> Cross etal. (1989). http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/foundations/frameworks.htmlDefining Cultural Competence: A Practical Framework for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health CarePublic Health Rep 2003; 118: 293-302, July, 2003 / August, 2003, FEATURE ARTICLEhttp://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp/projects.htm#publicationsStudy On Measuring Cultural Competence in Health Care Delivery Settings: A Review <strong>of</strong> the LiteratureA literature assessment, sponsored by HRSA, that synthesizes and examines the measurement <strong>of</strong> cultural competence, asrelated to health care. This review will serve as a basis for decisions about the scope, content, and value <strong>of</strong> the culturalcompetence measurement pr<strong>of</strong>ile to be developed.Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human Serviceshttp://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/measures/default.htmLet Everyone ParticipateProvides information on Federal programs and activities regarding language access to Federal agencies, recipients <strong>of</strong>Federal funds, and community individuals and organizations. Also provides demographic data. http://www.lep.gov/Cultural Competency Continuing Education <strong>Program</strong>sAn information portal <strong>of</strong> the most recent cultural competency materials and program developments. The website <strong>of</strong>ferscontinuing medical education (CME) credit and equips family physicians with awareness, knowledge, and skills to bettertreat the increasingly diverse U.S. population they serve.Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human Services http://www.thinkculturalhealth.org/DiversityRxPromotes language and cultural competence to improve the quality <strong>of</strong> health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnicallydiverse communities. http://www.diversityrx.org/HTML/DIVRX.htm151Page 1 <strong>of</strong> 62/20/2009

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