HIV/AIDS Bureau - What is Culturally Competent HIV Care


Special Initiatives:	What is Culturally Competent HIV Care

Statement of Principle
HAB has developed a Statement of Principle outlining its commitment to the delivery of culturally/linguistically appropriate care, as follows:

" HAB is committed to ensuring access to quality HIV health care and related supportive services for persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. Quality care means access to HIV services, information, and materials delivered by competent providers in a manner that factors in the language needs, cultural richness and diversity in whom we serve. "

Selected HRSA Care Action Issues			Browser	Adobe
Current/Past Issues by Topic
	Cultural Competence	Mitigating Health Disparities Through Cultural Competence - August 2002	html	pdf 368KB
	Deaf/Hard of Hearing	HIV/AIDS in Deaf and Hard of Hearing - April 2001	html	pdf 294KB
	Gay/Bisexual	HIV Care for Sexual Minority Youth - December 1999	html	pdf 279KB
	Homelessness	HIV/AIDS and Homelessness - July 1999	html	pdf 201KB
	Mental Illness	Mental Illness and HIV Disease - January 2001	html	pdf 278KB
	Spirituality	Spirituality and Treatment of People Living with HIV Disease - February 2001	html	pdf 422KB
	Substance Abuse	Substance Abuse in the United States: An Update - May 2001	html	pdf 521KB
		Substance Abuse and the HIV Epidemic - April 1998	html	pdf 1270KB

Multi-Lingual Resource Materials for Providers and Consumers Consumer Digest- Making a Difference, (English and Spanish)

A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV, (English)
HRSA/HAB News You Can Use Newsletter for Ryan White Title IV Grantees, (English and Spanish)
Clinician's Guide "Working with Native Americans Living with HIV (PDF 332KB)
A Primer for Cultural Proficiency: Towards Quality Health Services for Hispanics : Workbook Tools and Resources for Self-Assessment (PDF 452KB)
Be Safe: NMAETC Cultural Competency Model
Health Care and HIV: Nutritional Guide for Providers and Clients