LibGuides at the CDU Health Sciences Library: Cultural Competencies: Cultural Competencies

Cultural Competencies Internet Resources

EthnoMed
Information about cultural beliefs related to medical care of recent immigrants. From Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington.
Office of Minority Health on Cultural Competencies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality : Priority Populations
Specific Populations page from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Health Literacy
Resources from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that address numerous topics relating to cultural competencies in healthcare professions.
Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community
A new field guide from the Joint Commission.
National Resource Center
From Drexel University School of Public Health. Website is devoted to providing information and preparing underserved communities to understand and deal with public health crises.
Health Disparities Policy Page from the Kaiser Family Foundation
Clinician's Guide to Cultural Competency
From the Librarians at Loma Linda University.
National Center for Cultural Competence
Tools and curricula for establishing culturally and linguistically competent programs. Lots of resources. From Georgetown University.
How to Improve Cultural Competence in Health Care
Cultural competence in health care addresses the disparities that people of racially and culturally diverse backgrounds often experience.

Chinese patients and cultural clues
Tip sheet from The University of Washington's "Culture Clues" series regarding interacting with Chinese patients
Latino patients and cultural clues
Tip sheet from the University of Washington's "Culture Clues" series regarding interacting with patients who are Latino.
Korean patients and cultural clues
Tip sheet from the University of Washington's "Culture Clues" series on interacting with patients who are Korean.
Vietnamese Culture Clues
Tip sheet from the University of Washington's "Culture Clues" series regarding interacting with patients who are Vietnamese.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Health
A site dedicated to information resources focusing on the health and well-being of the American Indian population.