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McNeely C, Sprecher K, Bates D. 2010. Comparative case study of caring across communities: Identifying essential components of comprehensive school-linked mental health services for refugee and immigrant children. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee, Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence and Department of Public Health, 42 pp.

Annotation: This document reports on a qualitative evaluation of the Caring Across Communities program, an initiative that supports the development of school-connected mental health care models to reduce emotional and behavioral health problems among children in low-income, refugee, or immigrant communities. The report provides background on the study, lists program sites, discusses the study methods, and presents findings.

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Keywords: Cultural factors, Families, Health care delivery, Immigrants, Initiatives, Language barriers, Low income groups, Mental disorders, Mental health, Parents, Prevention, Program evaluation, Refugees, School health

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2010. Cultural competence checklist: Policies & procedures. Rockville, MD: American Speech Language-Hearing Association, 1 p.

Annotation: This document is designed to assist individuals in heightening their awareness of their agencies' or program's policies and procedures and the impact or influence of cultural and linguistic factors on those policies and procedures. Checklists for personal reflection and service delivery are also available.

Keywords: Assessment, Cultural competence, Cultural factors, Language barriers

Au M, Taylor EF, Gold M. 2009. Improving access to language services in health care: A look at national and state efforts. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, 10 pp. (Policy brief)

Annotation: This policy brief assesses emerging national efforts and work in three leading states -- California, Minnesota, and New York -- to highlight challenges, successes, and implications for future policy and activities related to language services in health care for those with limited English proficiency. In addition to information about the three states, topics include national awareness and activity, movement at the state level, and lessons learned.

Keywords: California, Health services, Language barriers, Limited English speakers, Minnesota, New York, Public policy, Social services, State programs

Flores G. 2009. Achieving optimal health and healthcare for all children: How we can eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children's health and healthcare. Washington, DC: First Focus, 13 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes key racial and ethnic disparities in children's health and health care and proposes evidence-based policies targeting the elimination of these disparities. The report provides background and discusses a variety of evidence-based approaches to eliminating the disparities.

Keywords: Health care disparities, Access to health care, Child health, Ethnic factors, Health services, Health status disparities, Language barriers, Low income groups, Medical home, Public policy, Racial factors, Uninsured persons

Abrams MA, Dreyer BP, eds. 2009. Plain language pediatrics: Health literacy strategies and communication resources for common pediatric topics. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 337 pp.

Annotation: This book provides a framework for implementing a plain language approach to communication between health care staff and patients in the office. Part one explores limited health literacy, including the scope of the problem, how it affects children in particular, and how health care providers can address and overcome health literacy issues with patients and their caregivers. Part two of the book provides a series of 25 reproducible patient education handouts in both English and Spanish. Sample topics of handouts include asthma, bronchiolitis, fever, influenza, oral health, smoking, and temper tantrums. Provided with the handouts are techniques and professional guidance for health care providers to incorporate plain language about each topic into their daily practice.

Keywords: Communication skills, Health literacy, Language barriers, Literacy education, Patient care management, Physician patient relations, Resources for professionals, Spanish language materials

Mead H, Cartwright-Smith L, Jones K, Ramos C, Woods K, Siegel, B. 2008. Racial and ethnic disparities in U. S. health care: A chartbook. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund, 113 pp.

Annotation: This chartbook, which is intended for policymakers, teachers, researchers, and practitioners, aims to help users understand disparities in their communities and formulate solutions. Topics covered include demographics, disparities and health status and mortality, disparities in access to health care, disparities in coverage, disparities in quality, and strategies for closing the gap. Statistical information is presented in bar graphs throughout the chartbook.

Keywords: Access to health care, Economic factors, Ethnic factors, Health, Health insurance, Language barriers, Low income groups, Public policy, Racial factors, Uninsured persons

Martinez K, Van Buren E. 2008. Cultural and linguistic competence: Implementation guide. Washington, DC: Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, 124 pp.

Annotation: This guide provides community examples, best practices, and information on specific tools and resources that can assist systems of care communities, partnering agencies, and organizations to build and promote cultural and linguistic competency (CLC). It is organized around six domains: governance and organization infrastructure, services and supports, planning and continuous quality improvements, collaboration, communication, and workforce development. Each domain contains descriptions of specific implementation strategies, examples of best practices in the field, internet links to important resources that can help leaders and practitioners design culturally and linguistically competent practices and policies, and performance indicators and measures that can be used to assess the outcomes of approaches used to actualize CLC.

Keywords: Case studies, Community programs, Cultural competence, Cultural sensitivity, Culturally competent services, Language barriers, Model programs, Resources for professionals, Sociocultural factors

Wilson-Stronks A, Lee KK, Cordero CL, Kopp AL, Galvez E. 2008. One size does not fit all: Meeting the health care needs of diverse populations. Oakbrooke Terrace, IL: Joint Commission, 58 pp.

Annotation: The goal of this report is to provide a framework for hospitals to develop and employ practices for meeting the needes of diverse populations. The report provides an introduction and discusses the methodology, building a foundation, collecting and using data to improve services, acommodating the needs of specific populations, and establishing internal and external collaborations. A self-assessment tool on tailoring initiatives to meet the needs of diverse populations is provided. Endnotes and a glossary are included.

Keywords: Health care, Health services, Assessment, Cultural competence, Cultural diversity, Hospitals, Language barriers, Minority groups

Barrett SE, Dyer C, Westpheling K. 2008. Language access: Understanding the barriers and challenges in primary care settings—Perspectives from the field. McLean, VA: Association for Clinicians for the Underserved; Washington, DC: National Health Law program, 18 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes what the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved learned when, in 2007, it surveyed its member clinicians, health care clinics, and clinical networks about the problem of limited information on the language service issues that primary care clinicians, nonclinical staff, clinic managers, and administrators confront daily in providing services to individuals with limited English proficiency. The report provides background and discusses organizational and practice issues (interpreter services, problems referring patients, competing language needs, and cost issues) and the clinic visit (patient intake and triage and clinician-patient communication).

Keywords: , Communication, Costs, Language barriers, Limited English speakers, Primary care, Referrals, Service delivery, Surveys, Underserved communities

Angeles J, Somers SA. 2007. From policy to action: Addressing racial and ethnic disparities at the ground-level. Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies, 10 pp.

Annotation: This issue brief reports on practical strategies that health care purchasers and plans nationally are implementing to address documented gaps in health care delivery. It highlights the need for standardized collection of race, ethnicity and language data, culturally competent approaches, as well as the involvement and commitment of multiple stakeholders to better track and improve barriers to care, incidence of chronic disease, lower quality of care, and higher mortality rates. Sections include the purchaser/policymakers' role in addressing disparities, establishing standards for data collection, using performance incentives to reduce disparities, the role of managed care organizations in addressing disparities, using data to identify disparities and target interventions, increasing access to culturally and linguistically competent care, and involving the community to address disparities.

Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Cultural competency, Cultural factors, Cultural sensitivity, Health care financing, Health services delivery, Language barriers, Racial factors

Matthews H, Jang D. 2007. The challenges of change: Learning from the child care and early education experiences of immigrant families. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy, 186 pp.

Annotation: This report , which is intended as a resource for professionals in the fields of child care, early childhood education, and immigrant services, explores the reasons for immigrant families' low participation rates in child care and early childhood education. It also identifies strategies for increasing participation and making programs more accessible, more responsive, and of higher quality for immigrant families. The report concludes with policy recommendations for federal policymakers, state and local administrators of child care and early education programs, and providers. An executive summary and a bibliography are included. The report also includes five appendices: (1) interviewees, (2) research questions, (3) subgrantees, (4) local community profiles, and (5) Breaking Down Barriers advisory committee members.

Keywords: Barriers, Child care, Community programs, Cultural barriers, Early childhood education, Families, Immigrants, Language barriers, Programs, Public policy, Young children

Industry Collaboration Effort, Cultural and Linguistic Workgroup. [2006]. Better communication, better care: Provider tools to care for diverse populations. Whittier, CA: Industry Collaboration Effort, 56 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit provides a set of materials for healthcare professionals to use in providing care to a diverse patient population. Materials include tip sheets, interview guides, flash cards and signs in multiple languages, self assessment forms, civil rights legislation and a list of standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services . Topics include interaction with a diverse patient base, communication across language barriers, understanding patients from various cultural backgrounds, and references and resources.

Keywords: Cultural competence, Cultural diversity, Cultural sensitivity, Health care delivery, Language barriers, Physician patient relations

California Pan-Ethnic Health Network. 2006. Holding health plans accountable: The provision of culturally and linguistically competent services by health plans participating in the Healthy Families program. Oakland, CA: California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, 8 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the Healthy Families Program, which provides health insurance coverage to over 732,000 Californians, and the provision of culturally and linguistically competent services by health plans participating in the program. The report presents background, findings, and a conclusion.

Keywords: California, Culturally competent services, Families, Health insurance, Langage barriers, Language, Low income groups, State health insurance programs

National Center for Cultural Competence. 2006. A guide for using the Cultural and Linguistic Competence Policy Assessment instrument. Washington, DC: National Center for Cultural Competence, 40 pp.

Annotation: This document provides guidance on how to use the Cultural and Linguistic Policy Assessment instrument, a tool designed to support the Bureau of Primary Health Care and its funded programs in (1) improving health care access and utilization, (2) enhancing the quality of services within culturally diverse and underserved communities, and (3) promoting cultural and linguistic competence as essential approaches in the elimination of health disparities. The document describes the instrument and provides a checklist for conducting cultural and linguistic competence organizational self-assessment.

Keywords: Access to health care, Assessment, Cultural competence: Language, Cultural diversity, Language barriers, Minority health, Underserved communities

Kenney G, McFeeters J, Yee J. 2006. How far can the Healthy Kids Program go in closing coverage gaps for children in Los Angeles County?: A baseline analysis with the 2002/2003 Los Angeles County Health Survey. Los Angeles, CA: California Endowment; Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 25 pp.

Annotation: This brief uses the 2002-2003 L.A. County Health Survey (LACHS) to examine coverage patterns in 2002-2003 before the launch of the Healthy Kids Program (a public health insurance for children from families with low incomes) and to assess what would be required to dramatically reduce uninsurance among children in L.A. County. The authors use LACHS to assess how uninsured rates varied across different subgroups of children in the county, whether there appeared to be particular groups of uninsured children who seemed harder to enroll in Medi-Cal or Healthy Families programs, which enrollment barriers limited participation in public programs, how these efforts might reduce the number of uninsured children in the county, and the extent to which they may substitute for employer-sponsored coverage. The brief includes an executive summary, an introduction, results, and policy implications. Endnotes and references are included. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the brief. The brief includes one appendix: data and methods.

Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, California, Child health, Enrollment, Enrollment, Ethnic factors, Immigrants, Income factors, Language barriers, Low income groups, Racial factors, State health insurance programs, Surveys, Uninsured persons

Roat CE. 2005. Addressing language access issues in your practice: A toolkit for physicians and their staff members. San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Family Physicians, 39 pp.

Annotation: This tool kit for physicians and other health professionals in California provides guidance on how to re-design an office practice to provide the best possible care to individuals who speak limited English. Topics covered include identifying patients' language preferences, identifying resources to address language access, and using the right mix of services. The tool kit includes five appendices: (1) making the case: the practical and the policy of language access, (2) sample policy and procedure manual, (3) sample job description, (4) sample interpreter service waiver, and (5) other resources.

Keywords: Access to health care, California, Communication, Culturally competent services, Health personnel, Language barriers, Limited English proficiency, Physicians

Dower C. 2005. Bilingual proficiency among California's health care professionals. San Francisco, CA: University of California, San Francisco, Center for the Health Professions, California Workforce Initiative, 8 pp.

Annotation: This report presents information about bilingual proficiency among California's health professionals. The importance for health professionals of being able to communicate effectively with individuals with low English proficiency is discussed. Also discussed is assessing language proficiency among health professionals, the next generation of more-comprehensive language testing that includes areas such as cultural issues and knowledge of health care terminology, certifying health professionals in a second language, setting up a certification program, and policy options. Statistical information is presented in tables throughout the report. References are included.

Keywords: California, Communication, Culturally competent services, Health personnel, Language, Language barriers, Limited English speakers, Public policy

Connecticut Health Foundation, Policy Panel on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2005. Pathways to equal health: Eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities in Connecticut. New Briton, CT: Connecticut Health Foundation, 48 pp.

Annotation: This report provides recommendations and rationales for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health in Connecticut. Topics include social and environmental factors, data collection, language barriers, and work force diversity. Statistical information is presented in tables throughout the report. The report also includes a list of policy panel members and other individuals associated with the report, a list of resources, and references.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Connecticut, Cultural diversity, Ethnic factors, Language barriers, Low income groups, Racial factors, Work force

National Center for Cultural Competence. 2005. Infusing cultural and linguistic competence into health promotion training. Washington, DC: National Center for Cultural Competence, 1 DVD (90 min.).

Annotation: This 90-minute training DVD is designed to help experienced health promotion trainers ensure that their approaches with diverse populations address culture and language in an effective, appropriate, and respectful manner. The DVD addresses (1) rationale for cultural and linguistic competence, (2) frameworks for achieving cultural and linguistic competence, (3) values, principles, and practices of culturally and linguistically competent health promotion training, (4) how the Health Belief Model can be used to infuse cultural and linguistic competence into training, (5) principles and models for community engagement, and (6) issues in the content and logistics of trainings. The DVD can be used alone or in conjunction with a set of training activities designed to enhance the content, which are available from the National Center for Cultural Competence Web site. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Web Based Training Materials For The DVD

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Cultural competence, Cultural diversity, Cultural sensitivity, DVDs, Health promotion, Language, Language barriers, Linguistic competence, Training materials

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care. 2005. National standards of practice for interpreters in health care. Santa Rosa, CA: National Council on Interpreting in Health Care, 13 pp.

Annotation: These standards of practice are intended to be used as a reference by interpreters anad those who work with, train, and employ interpreters. The standards are intended to guide the practice of all interpreters and to acquaint non-interpreters with the standards recognized withing the interpreting profession. The standards are divided into the following categories: (1) accuracy, (2) confidentiality, (3) impartiality, (4) respect, (5) cultural awareness, (6) role boundaries, (7) professionalism, (8) professional development, and (9) advocacy. A glossary is included.

Keywords: Cultural competence, Cultural sensitivity, Culturally competent services, Guidelines, Language barriers, Standards, Training, Translations

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