Think Cultural Health – An Informative Web Site from the US Office of Minority Health

 

Think Cultural Health is “dedicated to advancing health equity at every point of contact. With growing concerns about health inequities and the need for health care systems to reach increasingly diverse patient populations, cultural competence has become more and more a matter of national concern.”

Highlights from the site

• Free continuing education programs designed to help individuals at all levels and in all disciplines promote health and health equity, including
• A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care
• Culturally Competent Nursing Care
  
• Communication tools and resources that will help you and your organization communicate effectively with your patients and clients, including A Patient-Centered Guide To Implementing Language Access Services In Healthcare Organizations.
• CLAS Clearinghouse, a compilation of resources and publications on the Web related to the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
  One may search by types of resources (as education and training), audience (as patients and consumers), and topics (as disparities)

Related Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• Office of Minority Health(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)

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