What is cultural competency? "A competency based on the premise of respect for individuals and cultural differences, and an implementation of a trust-promoting method of inquiry." Source: DiversityRx.org

• National Center for Cultural Competency: http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/

The Office of Minority Health in the Health and Human Services Dept. has issued 14 standards for providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services and maintains a list of resources for health care providers.

• CLAS Standards: http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=15
• Resources: http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=3

Cross-cultural health background information:

• EthnoMed: http://www.ethnomed.org/
• CulturedMed: http://culturedmed.sunyit.edu/
• Hmong Health: http://www.hmonghealth.org/