Cultural and Linguistic Competence

Because Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege

Content Manager: Brenda Proffitt, MHA

HEALING HANDS ARTICLES ON CULTURAL COMPETENCE

Healing Hands | January 2002 | Paso a Paso: Step-by-Step Toward Cultural Competence

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Competence In the HCH Setting: A Brief Guide | Jennifer Holzworth | National Health Care for the Homeless Council | 2002
Cultural Competence | Chapter in Organizing Health Services for Homeless People: A Practical Guide | Second Edition | pp. 268 - 273 | Marsha McMurray-Avila | National Health Care for the Homeless Council | 2001
Cultural Competence Checklist from the Communication & Connection Tool Kit in Shelter Health: Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter | Ken Kraybill & Jeff Olivet | National Health Care for the Homeless Council | 2006
Cultural Competence in Outreach | Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness: A Curriculum for Training Health Care for the Homeless Outreach Workers | Module 2D | Ken Kraybill | National Health Care for the Homeless Council | 2002
CMHS Cultural Competence Standards for Discharge Planning in Managed Care Mental Health Services
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down | Anne Fadiman | Farrar, Straus & Giroux | 1997
Treating Adolescents with HIV: Tools for Building Skills in Cultural Competence, Clinical Care & Support | Free online training series for MDs, NPs, PAs, RNs, psychologists, social workers, case managers and other health professionals; continuing education credits available