Cultural Competence Materials
New Resources:
CULTURAL COMPETENCE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE-Produced by Community Cradle through a generous award from the March of Dimes
Culturally Effective Care Toolkit
Health Equity- Community Pediatrics (AAP)
The National Center for Refugee Employment and Self-Sufficiency
The Center for Applies Linguistics
- Road Signs and Meanings- (English and Burmese)
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
Cultural Orientation Resource Center
Materials and resources from:
So We’re Culturally Competent; Now What?: Changing Institutional Culture
Program Materials:
So We're Culturally Competent: Now What? - Greg Owens, LMSW
Cultural Competence- Cathy Cave, Unlimited Mindfulness Consulting
Mainstreaming Cultural and Linguistic Competency within and Organization- Dina Refki, D.A.
The Role of the Interpreter as Cultural Broker- Mary Stronach, MAMI Interpreters
Resources:
Cultural Inquiry- Unlimited Mindfulness Consulting
Developing You Language Access Plan
Project Implicit - Implicit Association Test (IAT)
Materials and resources from:
Cultural Competence: Working with Women and Families of Caribbean Descent
Resources:
Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations (See page 15 for information about HIV/AIDS)
Materials and resources from:
Cultural Competence: Working with Women and Families from Burma
Resources:
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)- Albany
Culture Care Connection -Karen People
Burma/Karen Project - Southeast Asia Program Cornell University
Materials and presentation from:
Cultural Competence: Working with Hispanic/Latino Women and Families
Presentations:
Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA Powerpoint
Additional Resources:
National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex in Latino Families
Suicide Prevention for Latina College Students
HHS Office of Minority Health: Think Cultural Health
Caring Community Latino Resources
Caring Community Multi-Cultural Resources
National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
The Reproductive Health of Latina Immigrants
Latina Women: Forced Sterilization
Acculturation and Latino Health in the United States
Why are Young Latinas at risk?
Crying Out for Help: Suicide Attempts Reveal Strain on Young Latinas
Materials and resources from:
Cultural Competence: Working with Women and Families of African Descent
Presentations:
Dr. Grace Mose Presentation- African Immigrants
Dr. Grace Mose Presentation- African Americans
Dr. Grace Mose Presentation- Cultural Competence Skills
Dr. Grace Mose Presentation- Female Genital Mutilation FGM
Additional Resources:
National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)- Albany
A Wonderful Mystery: Black infant mortality has plummeted in one Wisconsin county. Why?
Health Information and Promotion for Multicultural or Minority Health
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention Network
Overweight and obesity in urban Africa: A problem of the rich or the poor?
African American Women's Views of the Trustworthiness of Health Care
U.S Department of Health and Human Services- The Office of Minority Health
National Center for Cultural Competence
CDC Office of Minority and Health Disparities (OMHD)
Guns and Roses: Gender and Armed Violence in Africa
African American Families in New Millennium
Family structure effects on parenting stress and practices in the African American family
Attitudes and Beliefs of African American Women on Contraception as Pregnancy Prevention
Under the Shadow of Tuskegee: African Americans and Health Care
The disciplinary practices of African American fathers A closer look
The International Organization for Women and Development, Inc.
Nightmare for African Women: Birthing Injury and Little Help
Materials and resources from:
The Capital Region: A Cultural Kaleidoscope:The Muslim Community
Presentations:
Derrick Jones Presentation- Islamic Speaker's Bureau
Additional Resources:
*In the News* Respecting Muslim Patients' Needs
National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services- Minority Women's Health
VCU Institute for Women's Health
The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture
Resources for and about Muslim Women
The Muslim family predicament and promise
American health care professionals should respect the traditions of other cultures
Cultural Barriers in Health Care Delivery to the Muslim Women of the USA- View Slides
Women in the Arab World- For links to other articles
Health Care Providers' Handbook on Muslim Patients
NKI Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent Mental Health
Health Culture in Muslim World
Sister's Page- Health in Islam
Additional Muslim Mental Health
The Park Ridge Center for Health, Faith, and Ethics
Uncovering the Meaning of the Veil in Islam
Islamic Research Foundation International, Inc.
The Islamic Medical Association of North America
Materials and resources from:
Health Coverage for Immigrants
Program Materials :
Know Your Rights to Hospital Financial Assistance
NYS Hospital Financial Assistance Law- Maximum Charges Chart
NYS New Hospital Language Assistance Law
Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Immigrants
Concerns Regarding Immigrants and Public Benefits
2009 NYS Income and Resource Standards and Federal Poverty Levels
Documentation Guide: Citizenship and Immigrant Health Coverage in New York State
Quick Guide to Public Charge and Receipt to Public Benefits
General Information:
Supporting Pregnant and Birthing Women-Haiti
Helping Women Survivors of War
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