Cultural Competency - Web Resources
Cultural Competence
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Journal Articles
- Learning modules - Online
- Organizations
- Resources
- Webcasts
Culture Specific
Discipline Specific
- Chaplains
- Dentistry
- Emergency Department
- Ethnogerontology
- Human Services
- Interpreters and Translators
- Medical Anthropology
- Medical Students
- Mental Health
- Nursing Resources
- Pharmacy Practice
Government Related
Research
Cultural Competence
Improving Communication - Improving Care
How health care organizations can ensure effective, patient-centered communication with people from diverse populations. From the American Medical Association, an Ethical Taskforce Program Consensus Report.
Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapy Use Among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Effects of Patient–Clinician Communication
From the American Journal of Public Health. April 2006; 96(4)
Praxis News and Notes
Articles from Fall 2003 publication. Topics covered include
unequal treatment in health care, health and equity, and over-sampling
in communities of color when conducing polls.
Institute of Medicine, the National Academies, "In
the Nation's Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the
Health Care Workforce"
This publication includes information on current practices
and future strategies to create a more diverse health care
workforce.
American Medical News, Cultural Competence in American
Medical News
A list of the publication's cultural competence articles and
editorials.
To access: please type "cultural
competence" into search engine.
Journal Articles and Reports
This is a customized search from the Office of Minority Health
Resource Center's (OMH-RC) Journal Articles and Reports database.
American Medical News, "Crossing the cultural divide"
This article points out cultural concerns in death or dying
situations.
Note: access restricted to AMA members
Annals of Internal Medicine, "Cross-Cultural Primary
Care, A Patient-Based Approach"
This article deals with cultural differences, illness and
the importance of cultural competency.
Postgraduate Medicine,"Culturally Competent Health
Care"
Provides information on how to "meet the challenges
that can improve outcomes and enrich patient care."
Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring
An accredited continuing education program designed to help nurses work effectively in cross-cultural situations.
Reducing Health Disparities in Asian Americans and Pacific
Islander Populations
From the Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture; uses videos,
case studies, real stories from providers, and challenge questions.
Think Cultural Health: Bridging the Health Care Gap through Cultural Competency Continuing Education Programs. Earn 9 free CME credits while exploring engaging cases and learning about cultural competency in health care.
Culture and Health Care: An E-Learning Course
Earn 3 CME credits and understand how cultural beliefs can get between you and the patient, jeopardizing their safety and satisfaction. Available on-line or CD version. From Doctors in Touch.
Culture & End-of-Life Care
An online course for medical students and physicians.
International Health Education Alliance
IHEA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of disease among immigrant and underserved populations through culturally appropriate education
US Department of Health and Human Resources, Health
Resources and Administration, Bureau of Health Professions'
Programs to Increase Diversity
Lists many programs and institutes designed to increase diversity
and foster understanding in the health care workforce.
Providers Guide to Quality and Culture
This web site is designed to assist health care organizations
throughout the US in providing high quality, culturally competent
services to multi-ethnic populations.
Private nonprofit educational foundation designed to foster awareness and appreciation of cultural differences both in the international and domestic arenas.
Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)
National Multicultural Institute
Resources:Health And Culture: Issues in Cultural Competency Bibliographic References From the National Center for Cultural Healing.
Why Companies are Making Health Disparities their Business: The Business Case and Practical Strategies
Diversity Health Institute Clearing House
Information on cultural competence issues in multicultural health.
Intercultural Cancer Council
Includes cancer fact sheets for medically undeserved populations including racial and ethnic minorities. Cultural Competence in Cancer Care: A Health Care Professional's Passport is available for purchase.
Cultural Competency Resources
From the Human Care Alliance.
County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services - Cultural and Linguistic Competency Standards - Suggested Protocols for Implementation
Joint Commission: Hospitals, Language and Culture - Introduction
http://www.jointcommission.org/HLC/about_hlc.htm
Joint Commission: Hospitals, Language, and Culture - Resources and Standards
Features a literature review bibliography and standards.
The Center for Cross Cultural Health
Includes community profiles and cultural competency programs.
Medical Library Association
Includes links and information on cultural competency.
Queensland Health Cultural Diversity
Includes community profiles.
Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center
Community profiles. In order to access the information, first
click on the specificity community profile you would like
to view. Then, click on the links across the top of each page.
Selected HHS Minority Health Initiatives and Program
Diversity Rx: Models and Practices; Research and Reports
Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
Cultural Diversity: A Guide for Health Professionals
Providers Guide to Quality and Culture
Jamarda Resources Inc.
Specializing in cultural diversity training for health care
providers.
Intercultural Communication Institute
University of Washington School of Medicine. Ethics
in Medicine
Cross-cultural issues and diverse beliefs with an emphasis
on pediatrics.
Cultural Competence. The George Washington University
Medical Center
The cultural competence teaching module covers examples of
potential differences in values, verbal and non-verbal communication,
self-reflective exercises, and case histories.
The Rehabilitation Provider's Guide to Cultures of the
Foreign-Born
The monographs focus on the top ten countries of origin of the foreign-born population in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: Mexico, China, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, Korea, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Cuba.
HealthWeb
Short bibliography of Web sites.
Factline: Tracking Health in Underserved Communities
WebcastsDisparities & Quality Improvement - 2007 Annual Research Meeting - AcademyHealth
Video, powerpoint slides, and a transcript of "Disparities & Quality Improvement" and other sessions during Day 3 of the 2007 Annual Research Meeting.
"Vulnerable Populations and Health Care: How Can We Improve?"
A video and transcript of this event sponsored by the journal Health Affairs.
Cultural Specific
African-American:
African Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases Biostatistical
Fact Sheet
Multicultural Health Resource Guide for African-Americans
Community-based Approaches to Reducing Health Disparities
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies hosts
a forum on community-based approaches and policy opportunities
for reducing disparities within the African-American and Latino
communities.
Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool
From the American Cancer Society.
Resources for Cross-Cultural Care and Prevention
Sources of information on religion, health beliefs and practices,
and social roles for different parts of Asia.
Asian American Health
National Library of Medicine Web Site On Asian American Health.
Multicultural Health Resource Guide for Asian-Americans
"Voices from the Community: Taking Action on Health
and Wealth Disparities"
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum.
CHISPA E-Learning Environment
Technology-based approach for the acquisition of
cultural/linguistic competencies for the multicultural workplace.
Multicultural Health Resource Guide for Hispanic-Americans
West Side Health Center - LaClinica
Hmong:
Hmong Health Website
To subscribe to a listserv that discusses issues related to
Hmong health, please email Peg Allen at pegallenmls@earthlink.net.
If you would like to share information via the list, please
send an email message (no attachments) to hmonghealth@uic.edu.
Lao Family Community's Health Web
Islamic:
Islamic Medicine
Mexican/Mexican-American:
Hispanic Health Beliefs and Practices: Mexican and Mexican-Americans (Clinical Notes)
This site is intended to help health care professionals and
students to better understand Hispanic patients, families,
and communities.
Mexican American Health Professions Organization
Native
American:
Tribal Connections
Health news includes monthly articles, health briefs, and medicine talk.
Association of American Indian Physicians
Multicultural Health Resource Guide for Native Americans
San Diego American Indian Health Center
Refugee Health Information Network
Discipline Specific
Cultural and Spiritual Sensitivity: A Quick Guide to Cultures and Spiritual Traditions
A learning module from the Association of Professional Chaplains.
American Dental Association
Community Brief - A collection of articles on culture and
dentistry.
Journal of Dental Education
- Article entitled "The Role of Cultural Competency in Health Disparities: Training of Primary Care Medical Practitioners in Children's Oral Health".
- Article entitled "Developing Cultural Competence and Social Responsibility in Preclinical Dental Students".
- Article entitled "Cultural Competency: Dentistry and
Medicine Learning from One Another".
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Center for Cultural Competence.
Legal and Regulatory Obligations to Provide Culturally and Linguistically
Appropriate Emergency Department Services
Administration on Aging
Contains information on addressing diversity and
cultural competency.
American Geriatrics Society
Position paper on ethnogeriatrics.
Bibliography in Ethnogerontology
Ethnogerontology and Social Work
Stanford Geriatric Education Center
Contains information on a curriculum in ethnogeriatrics, books, and journal articles
Cultural competencies needed to serve all older Americans: Cultural skills will help bridge health gaps
Cultural Competence for Health Professionals in Geriatric Care
Free learning module from Case Western Reserve University. CME credit available for a fee.
Center for Multicultural Human Services
Australian Group of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT)
Multi-Cultural Education Services
Great resource for translated materials.
Multicultural Health Communication Service
A service that provides health information in different languages
Medical Anthropology: How Illness is Traditionally Perceived and Cured Around the World
Society for Medical Anthropology
Council on Nursing and Anthropology
(Visit the side link "CONAA Focus")
Tools for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT)
An AAMC project — "Medical Education and Cultural Competence: A Strategy to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care" — made possible by The Commonwealth Fund, developed TACCT to assess cultural-competence training in medical schools.
Distribution of Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity
Cultural Psychology Links by Subtopic
McGill University Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry
Cultural Competence in Serving Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems
National Student Nurses Association
Articles on cultural competence in nursing, from the February/March 2006 issue of Imprint.
American Arab Nurses Association
Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Contains a list of cultural competency resources for pharmacists
and other health professionals.
Cultural Competency in Pharmaceutical Care Delivery
A training template for a one-day pharmacy student elective
course.
Cultural Competence in Pharmacy Practice
An article about the role cultural competence plays in
pharmacy practice.
A Multicultural Approach to Providing Pharmacy Services
(scroll down to see the article)
Cultural Competence: Understanding that Inequalities Exist
Part one in a series of articles.
Cultural Competence: Overcoming Bias -
The Pharmacist-Patient Relationship
Part two in a series of articles.
Intercultural Disposition and Communication Competence of Future Pharmacists
Article that examines the influence of an educational intervention on pharmacy students’ intercultural disposition and perceived
communication competence.
Government Related
State and Local:
Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB)
Minnesota Department of Health
Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Professionals
Cultural Competence Standards
(click on "National Standards")
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Joint Commission
Hospitals, Language and Culture section.
Highlights in Minority Health
The gateway to information and resources about the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Minority Health
(OMH) initiatives to help health care professionals deliver
culturally competent care. Includes information on population-specific
health issues.
Research
Should Your Practice Collect Patients’ Race & Ethnicity Data?
Information and resources on collecting race and ethnicity data from patients. Topics covered include Tailoring Health Care, Does Collecting Data on Race & Ethnicity Violate the Law?, Obstacles to Collecting Data, Call for Federal Guideline Recommendations, Strategies & Tools, and Resources for Practices.
Pan American Health Organization
Monitoring the attainment of health goals and compliance with mandates.
Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) Toolkit
A toolkit for collecting race, ethnicity, and primary
language information from patients.
State Health Facts
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health
Facts Online. This resource contains the latest state-level
data on demographics, health, and health policy, including
health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.
Minority Data Resource Center
Provides data resources for the comparative analysis of issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. Made available by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
Research, Advocacy and Public Policy:
American Public Health Association Immigrant Maternal Health
"Diverse Communities, Common Concerns: Assessing Health Care Quality for Minority Americans"
Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2001 Health Care Quality Survey.
Factline: Tracking Health in Underserved Communities
Institute on Race and Poverty, University of Minnesota
Kaiser Family Foundation
