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National Center for Cultural Competence

http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/nccc

The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is a component of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development and is housed within the Department of Pediatrics of the Georgetown University Medical Center. Its mission is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service and delivery systems. This web site has access to a guide for choosing and adapting culturally and linguistically competent health promotion materials. Additionally there is a checklist to assist organizations and systems of care when developing policies and practices that support cultural and linguistic competence. A database is also available with a wide range of resources on cultural/linguistic competence such as demographic information, policies, practices, articles, books, research initiatives and findings, curricula, multimedia materials, and web sites. The NCCC also provides a pool of consultants skilled in training issues related to cultural/linguistic competency. This web site is very useful for health educators concerned about providing their communities with materials or training that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.