OTIS Evaluation Guide (PDF) - California Department of Public Health

Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency Assets (continued)
Community Indicator Sample Objective
• By July 1, 2008, at least three agencies serving low-income residents of
Anytown County will incorporate educational materials regarding the
dangers of SHS at work, in the home, or at outdoor recreational areas.
• By July 1, 2008, the Anytown County LLA will partner with at least three
non-traditional partners to incorporate SHS smoke educational
messages in materials distributed to Hmong, Cambodian, and
Laotian communities.
3.6 Extent to which culturally and ethnically diverse
organizations are funded to implement community norm
change-focused tobacco control efforts in the community,
in proportion to the demographics of the community
• By July 1, 2009, a policy will be adopted and implemented by the Latte
County LLA requiring all materials be focus group tested in languages in
which it will be translated into.
• By July 1, 2009 the Latte County LLA will recruit staffs that are fluent in
at least one language of ethnic groups served by the agency.
• By May 30, 2008, recruit and maintain Spanish, Hmong and
Cambodian language capabilities among staff, subcontractors or
consultants.
• By June 30, 2009, the San Ysidro County LLA will identify, recruit,
train and maintain at least one bilingual (Spanish/English) and bicultural
staff to outreach and provide tobacco control services to the Hispanic/
Latino Community.
3.7 Extent to which a tobacco control program implements
organizational policies and practices that promote and
institutionalize the provision of culturally competent and
linguistically appropriate services for diverse populations,
including organizational values that articulate commitment
to cultural competency, participatory collaborative
planning, provision of community capacity building,
translation policies, staff diversity, and formative
research/surveillance within diverse communities
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