Cultural Competency Links
This is a sampling of
resources to assist in providing culturally competent services for
tuberculosis clients. All external hyperlinks are provided for your
information and for the benefit of the general public. The Department of
Health and Family Services does not testify to, sponsor, or endorse the
accuracy of the information provided on externally linked pages.
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health
Organizations -- Links to products, publications, programs and other
resources.
CDC National Prevention Information
Network -- TB-specific materials can be searched for by language, target population, and topic area.
Center for Cross-Cultural Health
-- Sample language policies, guidelines for working with interpreters, instruments to help measure an organization’s cultural competency, and lists of translated health education materials are available.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
(CLAS) in Health Care – CLAS Standards -- Recommendations for national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services
(CLAS) in health care.
Ethnomed -- Short articles on disease and minority
groups; many of the articles written by health professionals; some TB patient education materials
also available on this Web site.
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication
Programs -- International
resource for
health professionals who seek samples of pamphlets, posters, videos,
and many other media/materials designed to promote public health
Last Revised: August 24, 2007
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