National Center for Cultural Competence

Georgetown University Nursing and Health Studies

The mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.

Foundations of Cultural & Linguistic Competence
	Conceptual Frameworks / Models, Guiding Values and Principles
	Definitions of Cultural & Linguistic Competence & Family-Centered Care
	Compelling Need for Cultural and Linguistic Competence
	Policies to Advance and Sustain Cultural and Linguistic Competence
	Tools and Processes for Self-Assessment

Information for
	Organizations & Programs
	Providers & Practitioners
	Faculty & Trainers
	Families & Consumers

NCCC Publications
	Publications by Title
	Publications by Type

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Special Features see more
	Family and Youth Perspectives
	The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Policy Assessment (CLCPA)
	Cultural Competence Health Practitioner Assessment (CCHPA)
	Language Access FAQs
	Featured Consultant: David Jones

New & Noteworthy
also see announcements below

New feature! Body/Mind/Spirit: Toward a Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model of Health presents the current ongoing discussion in scientific literature on the relationship of spirituality and religion to healthcare – their role in coping with illness, their influence in healthcare decision-making, and their potential impact on health outcomes.

Infusing Cultural and Linguistic Competence Video

	New! Initiative for Decreasing Disparities in Depression CME
	New! And the Journey Continues... Lessons learned in implementing cultural and linguistic competency.

Announcements
	New Practice Brief: Providing Services and Supports for Youth who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex or Two-Spirit
	The Commonwealth Fund invited the NCCC to contribute a paper on the evidence for cultural and linguistic competence. Download paper.
	Award-Winning Website: The NCCC received one of three APEX 2007 Grand Awards for websites of small, non-profit organizations from Communications Concepts, Inc. Please click here for more information.