Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library

CULTURAL COMPETENCE PRINCIPLES, GUIDELINES & POSITION STATEMENTS

APA Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations

Cultural competence guidelines from the American Psychological Association.

Cultural Competency

A list of principles in cultural competence for health care clinicians by Everlyn Lee, Ed. D., Executive Director, Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc.

Cultural Competency of Health Professionals(Diversity Rx)

Definitions, training programs and contact information on models and best practices in cultural competency training.

Cultural Diversity in Nursing Practice(American Nursing Association)

Position statements on Cultural Diversity in Nursing Practice.

Rationale for Cultural Competence in Primary Health Care(National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University).

PEDIATRICS

Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Education and Training Issues (American Academy of Pediatrics).

"This policy statement defines culturally effective health care and describes its importance for pediatrics. The statement also defines cultural effectiveness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competence and describes the importance of these concept s for training in medical school, residency, and continuing medical education".

A Self Teaching Module for the Influence of Culture and Pigment on Skin Conditions in Children (James G. Dinulos, MD and Elinor A. Graham, MD, MPH Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA).

Slides used to teach pediatric residents and medical students about the presentation of common skin condition in children with dark skin.

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Women of Color Health Data Book: Adolescents to Seniors (Office of Women's Health, US Dept. of Health and Human Services).

"The NWHIC provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other women’s health information resources. Our site on the World Wide Web can help you link to, read, and download a wide variety of women’s health-related material developed by the Depar tment of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources."

Exploring Cultural Attitudes to Breast Cancer: Towards the Development of Culturally Appropriate Information Resources for Women From Greek, Italian, Arabic and Polish speaking Backgrounds: Executive Summary.(NHMRC National Breast Cancer Centre, Australia)

Multicultural Aspects of Breast Cancer Etiology (National Library of Medicine, Current Bibliographies in Medicine 99-1)