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Stakeholder Efforts Prior to 8/30/2007

 

Cultural Competence Resources

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National Center for Cultural Competence:

Georgetown University

 

This is the site of the National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development.  They have online resources, particularly their Getting Started and Moving On monograph. 

 

Cultural and Linguistic Competence Implementation Guide

Technical Assistance Partnership 

The Technical Assistance Partnership has a Cultural and Linguistic Competence workgroup which is developing toolkits for the implementation of cultural competence initiatives in systems of care.  

Cultural Competency

Arkansas Department of Health

2005 

Various definitions for cultural related words.

 Indicators of Cultural Competence in Health Care Delivery Organizations: An Organizational Cultural Competence Assessment Profile

The Lewis Group

2002 

Enhances the conceptualization and practical understanding of how to assess cultural competence in organizations.

Cultural Competence Checklist

The following checklist is targeted to individuals who have a role in the shaping of policy at the Federal, state, local and program levels.  The goal of this checklist is to facilitate policy making that supports culturally and linguistically competent primary health care services.

 Cultural Competence Self Assessment

A self assessment for personnel providing Behavioral Health Services and Supports to children, youth, and their families. 

National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Minority Health

2001

 

This report recommends national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) in health care. Based on an analytical review of key laws, regulations, contracts, and standards currently in use by Federal and State agencies and other national organizations, these standards were developed and refined with significant input from a nationwide public comment process and the guidance of two national project advisory committees.

 


For more information

Dawn Zekis
 DHS Director of Policy and Planning  - DHS Lead Staff
 Dawn.Zekis@arkansas.gov, 501-683-
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