"The CCHCP serves as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate."

Includes the following resources: assessment tools, training information, and information on health care delivery to special populations.

From the Office of Health Equity at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) agency (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) these resources help healthcare provides recognize and address the unique culture, language and health literacy of diverse consumers and communities.

More resources as compiled by the National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine. Some of these links are provided in other sections of this guide.

This site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to US.

Formerly the Minority Health Archive, this online repository includes materials related to the health of minority racial, ethnic, and other vulnerable groups in the United States and globally.

Comprises an online archive of print and electronic media related to the health of minority racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

“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.”

"The mission of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) is to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities."

“The CLAS standards are primarily directed at health care organizations; however, individual providers are also encouraged to use the standards to make their practices more culturally and linguistically accessible."

This site contains links to initiatives, programs, national standards, and health disparities information.

This knowledge path has been compiled by the Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University. It offers a selection of current, high-quality resources about preventing, identifying, and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health.

Sponsored by the Office of Minority Health, this site offers a free online program for health professionals interested in cultural competence.

"The mission of TCNS is to enhance the quality of culturally congruent, competent, and equitable care that results in improved health and well being for people worldwide."