The following resources are recommended by the PHPDA for information on culturally appropriate care.

The 24 languages Project—Consumer Health Brochures in Multiple Languages
Electronic access to more than 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program
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 in ethnic minority communities in Seattle and nationwide.

Culture Clues (produced by the University of Washington)
Culture Clues™ are tip sheets for clinicians, designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from the diverse cultures served by University of Washington Medical Center. The tip sheets have been developed by the Staff Development Workgroup of the Patient and Family Education Committee at the University of Washington.

Diversity Rx
Promotes language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant and ethnically diverse communities.

EthnoMed at Harborview Medical Center
A Web site containing medical and cultural information on immigrant and refugee groups. The Ethnomed project objective is to make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers who see patients from different ethnic groups.

Health Disparities Collaboratives
The Health Disparities Collaborative Web site is home for a community of learners who are committed to improving health care and eliminating health disparities for different minority populations, poor people and, in some cases, women. The Collaborative calls for a transformation in the delivery of care to improve functional and clinical outcomes and expand access to high quality, culturally and linguistically competent primary and preventive care for underserved, uninsured and underinsured Americans.

The National Center for Cultural Competence
NCCC works to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design, implement and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
NCIHC is a multidisciplinary organization based in the United States whose mission is to promote culturally competent professional health care interpreting as a means to support equal access to health care for individuals with limited English proficiency. Of further interest are the Working Papers developed by this organization, found here.

NYU School of Medicine Center for Immigrant Health
The Center for Immigrant Health's mission is to facilitate the delivery of linguistically, culturally and epidemiologically sensitive healthcare services to newcomer populations. It conducts research and leads projects in several areas, including cultural competence, insurance & access, cancer awareness and language initiatives.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
The federal government source for health information on racial and ethnic minorities.

The Provider’s Guide to Quality & Culture
A web site designed to assist health care organizations throughout the U.S. in providing high quality, culturally competent services to multi-ethnic populations.

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
The REACH Coalition, which includes Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, works cooperatively toward the goal of eliminating diabetes-related health disparities among African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic/Latino communities in King County.

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