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Services
We aim to improve the delivery of culturally-responsive, family-centered health care to diverse populations through:
Technical Assistance/Consultation
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Serving as a multicultural education resource center for information about family-centered health care and ethnic and cultural diversity.
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Assisting health care organizations (e.g., managed care organizations, hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, and home health care agencies) in the delivery of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to diverse populations.
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Collaborating with local communities to assess their health care needs and strengths/assets and to develop culturally-responsive service delivery programs.
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Advising state and local government in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to culturally and linguistically appropriate health care.
Education and Training
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Integrating multicultural education into health professions curricula.
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Infusing multicultural education into residency and fellowship training programs in hospital and ambulatory care settings.
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Providing cultural diversity workshops and seminars for faculty, administration, and staff.
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Offering clinical cultural competency courses, workshops, and programs to practicing physicians and other health care professionals.
Research and Evaluation
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Evaluating the effectiveness of clinical cultural competency training programs for physicians and other health care professionals.
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Evaluating the effectiveness of organizational cultural competency training programs for health care organizations.
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Conducting outcomes research on selected health and illness problems in various racial, ethnic, and socio-cultural groups.
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Conducting health services and policy research relating to culturally competent health care.
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