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KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAOFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATIONNational Alliance for Hispanic HealthMission is to improve the health and well being of Hispanics. The Alliance informs consumers, supports health and humanservice providers in the delivery of quality care, improves the science base for accurate decision making by promotingbetter and more inclusive research, promotes appropriate use of technology, ensures accountability, advocates on behalfof Hispanics, and promotes philanthropy. Information in English and Spanish. http://www.hispanichealth.org/National Center for Cultural CompetenceMission is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally andlinguistically competent service delivery systems. Information available in Spanish.http://www.mchgroup.org/nccc/index.htmlNational Center on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesThe mission is to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce andeliminate health disparities. NCMHD will conduct and support basic, clinical, social, and behavioral research, promoteresearch infrastructure and training, foster emerging programs, disseminate information, and reach out to minority andother health disparity communities. http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/organization/NCMHD.htmNational Council on Interpreting in Health CareA multidisciplinary organization based in the United States whose mission is to promote culturally competent professionalhealth care interpreting as a means to support equal access to health care for individuals with limited English proficiency.http://www.ncihc.org/Think Cultural HealthProvides cultural competency continuing education programs and other resources for physicians, pharmacists, and nursesto better meet the cultural and linguistic needs of an increasingly diverse patient population. Offers a free onlineaccredited educational program for health care providers. http://www.thinkculturalhealth.org/Assessment ToolsNational Center for Cultural Competence (HRSA grantee Web site):http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/Indicators of Cultural Competence in Health Care Delivery Organizations: An Organizational Cultural Competence Assessment Profile(HRSA-funded Web site):http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/indicators/Provider’s Guide to Quality & Culture (not a U.S. Government Web site):http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=1.0.htm&module=provider&language=EnglishCultural Competency: Tools and Resources (University of Michigan)http://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp/tools.htmProviders Guide to Quality and Culture (Management Sciences for Health)http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=1.0.htm&module=provider&language=EnglishCulture-/Language-Specific SitesAfrican-AmericanBe Safe Workbook: A Cultural Competency Model for African Americans (HRSA grantee Web site)http://www.aidsetc.org/pdf/p02-et/et-17-00/be_safe.pdfAmerican Indian/Alaska Native/Native HawaiianClinician's Guide: Working with Native Americans Living with HIV (HRSA grantee Web site)http://www.aidsetc.org/pdf/curricula/clin_guide_native_am.pdfNative American HIV Care: A Training Platform (HRSA grantee Web site)152Page 2 of 62/20/2009