The term “cultural competence” refers to the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints with respect.

Think beyond race and ethnicity. Opportunities to expand our cultural understanding exist everywhere, especially when we consider culture beyond its association with ethnicity. Culture is central to our …

In this context, this brief provides an overview of cross-cultural competence, cultural responsiveness, and cultural humility to provide a foundation for organizations serving children and families to review …

CDC’s NACP and DHDSP developed this guide as an introduction and resource for state partners to use to promote cultural competence in the evaluation of public health programs and initiatives. Designed …

The integration and transformation of knowledge about individuals and groups of people into specific standards, policies, practices, and attitudes used in appropriate cultural settings to increase the …

Cultural Competency and Community Development Resources Culture is the shared values, traditions, norms, customs, arts, history, folklore and institutions of a group of people. It is determined by such …

Culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) refers to services that are respectful of and responsive to individual cultural health beliefs and practices, languages, health literacy levels, and …