Setting the Agenda for Research on Cultural Competence in Health Care
Examines how cultural and linguistic competency affects health care delivery and health outcomes and contains a review of the literature, including article abstracts, and a comprehensive research agenda.
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http://www.ahrq.gov/research/cultural.htm
Evidence-based Clinical Practice
Number 90: Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality. Examines strategies targeted at health care providers or organizations that have been shown to enhance cultural competency and improve minority health care quality.
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http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/minqualtp.htm
Oral, Linguistic, and Culturally Competent Services: Guides for Managed Care Plans
AHRQ and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed guides to assist health plans in developing plans for providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
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http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cods/cultcomp.htm
Providing Oral Linguistic Services
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http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cods/oralling.htm
Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
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http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cods/planclas.htm
What Is Cultural and Linguistic Competence? Explanations of the definitions used in the guides.
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http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cods/cultcompdef.htm
Health Literacy and Cultural Competency Browse
A listing of information products and research findings specific to health literacy and cultural and linguistic competency.
Go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/hlitix.htm
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