Transcultural Health Care Links

Resource Links

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCA):
NHPCA’s Council on Hospice Care in Diverse Communities
https://www.nhpco.org/education/tools-and-resources/diversity/

AIDS Education and Training Center-National Multicultural Institute
www.aetcnmc.org

Black Myeloma Health: "I Am My Brother's Keeper"         
https://healthtree.org/myeloma/community/black-myeloma-health/

Quality Interactions Newsletter         
http://www.qualityinteractions.org/

Think Cultural Health
https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/

National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
http://nccc.georgetown.edu/

HRET Health Disparities Tool Kit
http://www.hretdisparities.org/

National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
http://www.diversitypreparedness.org

Rural Assistance Center - Health Literacy
https://www.raconline.org/funding/topics/health-literacy

Ethnicity Online
http://www.ethnicityonline.net/

Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services National Standards  https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/

CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set
https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey4.0-docs/2312_about_cultural_comp.pdf

La Raza’s (NCLR) Institute for Hispanic Health
https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2012/07/11/national-council-of-la-raza/

Anti-Racism Resources
http://www.joycedowling.com/antiracism.html

Ethnomed
http://ethnomed.org/

Awesome Library – Multicultural Site
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/Multicultural/Multicultural.html

MEDLINEplus Health Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html

Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information & Exchange (CIRRIE)
http://cirrie-sphhp.webapps.buffalo.edu/

Kaiser Family Foundation – Minority Health
http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/index.cfm

Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)
http://www.xculture.org/

Resources for Cross-Cultural Health Care
http://www.diversityrx.org/

The Center for Cross-Cultural Health
http://www.crosshealth.com/

National Resource Center
http://www.diversitypreparedness.org

Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms
http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html

Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS) 
http://www.tcns.org/

Center For Cross-Cultural Research
http://www.wwu.edu/culture/

International Cancer Council (ICC)
http://www.interculturalcancercouncil.org/

Walking the Walk: A Guide to Diversity Resources for Trainers https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED462805.pdf

National Standards of Practice For Interpreters in Health Care
https://www.ncihc.org/assets/z2021Images/NCIHC%20National%20Standards%20of%20Practice.pdf

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
http://www.ncihc.org/

Recommended Resources for Culturally Competent Healthcare http://www.geneticcounselingtoolkit.com/pdf_files/Review%20of%20Resources.pdf

The Genetic Counseling Cultural and Linguistic Competence Toolkit (GCCCT)   http://www.geneticcounselingtoolkit.com/

Annotated Resource Links

AHRQ: Consider Culture, Customs and Beliefs - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers several resources for improving cultural and linguistic competency in delivering health care.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -  Specific Populations page from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Health Disparities Policy Page from the Kaiser Family Foundation - Racial Equity and Health Policy.

Culture, Language, and Health - U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration. Healthy literacy tools and practices "to improve individual health and build healthy communities, health care providers need to recognize and address the unique culture, language and health literacy of diverse consumers and communities. "

Culture Vision  ​- An online resource that supports cultural competency in patient care by providing access to information for more than 50 ethnic, cultural, religious and ability groups.

A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care - Offers CME/CE credit and equips health care professionals with awareness, knowledge, and skills to better treat the increasingly diverse U.S. population they serve.

Women's Health: Cultural Competence - Helps health professionals learn more about cultural diversity issues in health care. Links to resources on topics like ethnomedicine, female migrant workers’ health, homeless women’s health, and immigrant women’s health.