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Cultural Competency
What is Cultural Competency? http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=11
- Presented by the Office of Minority Health
- This site gives a nice overview of the topic (What is it? Why is it important? Issues that can arise.)
- Includes a glossary of terms at the bottom of the page
- Last modified: October 19, 2005
Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Resources for Health Care Providers http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/
- Health Resources and Services Administration of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Intended to help practitioners do a self-assessment on their current level of understanding of this topic
- Can provide a way for organizations to self-assess the level of competency
- Last updated: no date
Cultural Competency http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=3&lvlid=254
- Office of Minority Health of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Provides a list of links addressing the issue of cultural competency
- Links are to other government sites
- Some resources are links to sites and some are pdf files for downloading
- Last updated: no date
Health Literacy Special Collection http://www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/culturalcomp.htm
- Provides resources on Cultural Competency
- Last updated: June 1, 2009