CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set

CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set

The Cultural Competence Item Set is now available to be used with
the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey. These supplemental items address the following topic areas:

.Patient-doctor communication
.Health promotion and education
.Complementary and alternative medicine
.Experiences of discrimination due to race/ethnicity, insurance, or language
.Experiences leading to trust or distrust, including level of trust, caring, and truth-telling
.Linguistic competency (Access to language services)

Learn more about the CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set at: https://www.cahps.ahrq.gov/content/products/CCI/PROD_CCI_Intro.asp?p=1021&s=215

Two Funding Opportunity Announcements Feature Minority Health

· Special Emphasis Notice (SEN): AHRQ Announces Interest in Priority Populations Research (NOT-HS-11-014). http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HS-11-014.html (Priority populations include women, children, racial and ethnic minorities, and populations with special health care needs.)

· Special Emphasis Notice (SEN): AHRQ Announces Interest in Grants focused on Health Issues of Minority Women (NOT-HS-11-013).
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HS-11-013.html CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set