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Honing Cultural and Linguistic Competence | AHRQ Innovations Exchange

Honing Cultural and Linguistic Competence | AHRQ Innovations Exchange



Honing Cultural and Linguistic Competence



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Innovations for Building Cultural and Linguistic Competence

This page features innovative programs and quality tools for improving cultural and linguistic competence as well as reducing health care disparities for vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities. For many health issues, from heart disease, to diabetes, to cancer, outcomes for ethnic and racial minorities continue to lag. AHRQ’s 2010 National Healthcare Disparities and Quality Reports demonstrate that health care quality for racial and ethnic minorities remains suboptimal.1 Delivering culturally and linguistically appropriate care is an important way that health care providers can address these persistent gaps. Ultimately, doing so can move organizations toward providing high-quality care to vulnerable populations in a way that they can access and understand, leading to improved health outcomes.
The profiles and quality tools presented here provide a wide range of innovative models for advancing cultural and linguistic competence. Many of the programs address the principles and activities outlined in the National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services adopted by the Office of Minority Health. The page also includes perspectives from leaders in the field, definitions of related concepts, and links to additional resources.

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Voices From the Field
Diverse Perspectives from Cultural and Linguistic Competence Leaders
Resources
CLAS Standards: The National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) consist of 14 standards intended to define cultural and linguistic competence for health care organizations in a measurable and actionable way. The standards address three subject areas: culturally competent care, language access services, and organizational supports for cultural competence. Four of the standards are mandates, meaning that all recipients of Federal funds must adhere to them. Revised standards are expected to be released by the Office of Minority Health in 2011. The Joint Commission, National Quality Forum, and National Committee on Quality Assurance have also taken the lead in providing policies, standards, and guidelines on implementing culturally and linguistically appropriate care.
Additional Resources
References
  1. 2010 National Healthcare Disparities and Quality Reports. Available at:http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr10.htm
  2. AHRQ. “What is Cultural and Linguistic Competence.” Available at:http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/cultcompdef.htm
  3. Office of Minority Health. “What are health disparities.” Available at:http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlid=13
  4. Carter-Pokras O, Baquet C. What Is a “Health Disparity?” Public Health Reports Sept-Oct 2002; Vol 117: 426-434. Available at:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1497467/pdf/12500958.pdf
  5. AHRQ. “What are health care disparities.” Available at:http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr03/nhdrsum03.htm#WhatAre
Last updated: February 26, 2014.

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