• Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient-and Family-Centered Care
  Compilation of websites, reports, guidelines, and training tools The Joint Commission
• Center for Multicultural Health
  The Center promotes the health and well-being of diverse communities
• Cross Cultural Health Care Program
  Addresses broad cultural issues that impact the health of individuals and families
• Cultural and Linguistic Competency
  Pathfinder page to guides and resources for improving health care delivery Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Cultural Competent Health Systems
  A collection of case studies and training materials The California Endowment
• Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers
  Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Cultural Competency
  Commonwealth Fund
• Cultural Competency
  Guides and resources, national standards, policies, initiatives and laws, reports, and training tools Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Cultural Competency
  Guidebook designed for use by providers of services to racially and ethnically diverse older populations U.S. Administration on Aging
• Cultural competency in health: a guide for policy, partnerships and participation
  National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Government
• Culture Clues™
  Tip sheets for clinicians University of Washington Medical Center
• CulturedMed
  A resource of print materials promoting culturally competent healthealth care Peter J. Cayan Library, State University of New York Institute of Technology
• Diverse Communities and Alzheimer's
  Resource on dementia Alzheimer's Association
• Diversity Rx
  Promotes language and cultural competence
• Ethnicity, Culture and Alcohol
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• EthnoMed
  Contains information about cultural beliefs and medical issues on the health care of recent immigrants Harborview Medical Center, University Of Washington
• Health Literacy and Cultural Competency
  Health Resources and Services Administration
• Improving Patient Care: Cultural Competence
  American Academy of Family Physicians
• Minority and Multicultural Affairs
  Health care services and access to rural minority populations including African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and Native Americans National Rural Health Association
• Multicultural Health Clearinghouse
  Comprehensive list of health resources for a variety of cultural groups McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
  Resources for culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
• A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care
  Offers CME and CEU credit for health care professionals Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture
  Assisting health care organizations in providing culturally competent services Management Sciences for Health
• The Rehabilitation Provider's Guide to Cultures of the Foreign-Born
  Eleven-volume monograph series Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange, University at Buffalo
• State Offices of Minority and Multicultural Health Liaison Map
  Office of Minority Health Resource Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Think Cultural Health
  Continuing Education programs for nurses and physicians Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Glossaries by Language
  Multiple languages and multiple topics Language Automation, Inc.
• Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Nine European Languages
  Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, University of Ghent Mercator College, Department of Applied Linguistics, Ghent, Belgium

• Health Literacy
  National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Library of Medicine
• Health Literacy
  Health Resources and Services Administration
• Health Literacy Resource Center
  Health resources for a variety of cultural groups including African American, Latino and Asian California Health Literacy Initiative
• Understanding Health Literacy and its Barriers
  Current Bibliographies in Medicine 2004-1 National Library of Medicine

General Information

• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Documents in Other Languages
  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Consumer Health Information in Many Languages
  Multilingual online health resources, organized by specific languages, including glossaries National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Library of Medicine
• EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network
  Clearinghouse of free resources on Central & Eastern Europe and the New Independent States American International Health Alliance United States Agency for International Development
• Facts for Families
  In English, Spanish, German, Malaysian, Polish, and Icelandic American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Free Publications for Women
  Easy-to-read pamphlets, available multiple languages Office of Women's Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Health Access Project
  Translated Hospital Instructions
• Health Information Translations
  Information for limited English proficiency patients translated into various languages The Ohio State University Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health System OhioHealth
• Health on the Net Select
  Searchable database of medical and health queries Available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese
• Health Translations Directory
  From Australia. Contains links to online multi-lingual resources Department of Human Services State Government of Victoria, Australia
• Healthy Roads Media
  Site contains free health education materials in a number of languages and a variety of formats Healthy Roads Media
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
  Material available in English and French. French link found at bottom of page Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Multilingual Fact Sheets
  Patient education materials in 22 languages Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Government of Ontario, Canada
• Multilingual Health and Safety Resource Guide
  Labor Occupational Health Program, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health University of California at Berkeley
• Multilingual Health Information
  Stanford Health Library, Stanford University
• Patient Information Brochures for Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery
  Material available in English, French, Polish, Spanish, and Vietnamese The Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Resources by Language
  Health topics in 50 languages NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service New South Wales, Australia
• Vaccine Information in Other Languages
  Vaccine information in over 30 languages Immunization Action Coalition

Asian Resources

• Asian American Health: Materials in Asian Langauges
  Health resources in Cambodian/Khmer, Chinese, Filipino/Tagalog, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, South Asian languages, Thai, and Vietnamese National Library of Medicine
• Asian Language Materials
  American Cancer Society
• Asian Pacific Islanders Women's Health
  Patient education and health materials in Cambodian, Chinese, Laotian, Korean, Samoan, Thai, Vietnamese Los Angeles District Office, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Health Information Booklets
  Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
• Hmong Health Website
  Health Information for the Hmong community hmonghealth.org
• Mental Health Leaflets in Chinese
  Royal College of Psychiatrists and Castle Peak Hospital, Hong Kong
• SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
  Patient information in Cambodian/Khmer, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese South Cove Community Health Center and Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library

Cancer Resources

• Cancer information in other languages
  Canadian Cancer Society
• Information on Leukemia in Languages other than English
  Leukaemia Foundation of Australia
• Life with Cancer: Managing Common Symptoms and Side Effects
  Fact sheets in multiple languages Inova Health System
• Siga adelante: la vida despues del tratamiento del cancer
  Cancer information in Spanish National Cancer Institute
• What You Need to Know About Lymphoma
  Information in Spanish and Chinese Lymphoma Research Foundation

Dental Resources

• Health topics: oral health
  Dental information in multiple languages State of Queensland (Queensland Health)

HIV/AIDS Resources

• InfoSIDA
  Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos
• Peer Education Program of Los Angeles (PEP/LA)
  Training multi-cultural teens to be peer educators in HIV/AIDS information

Seniors

• A Toolkit for Serving Diverse Communities (PDF, 6.72 MB)
  A toolkit for agiang agencies and partners to start a conversation on how to better serve diverse populations of older adults U.S. Administration on Aging

Women's Health Resources

• Breastfeeding Materials in Languages Other Than English
  Breastfeeding information in numerous languages La Leche League
• REPROLINE : Reproductive Health Online
  Information available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian JHPIEGO, An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
• InformaciÓn de Salud Gratis
  Women's Health, Free Health Information in Spanish Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health
• The Women’s
  Information on improving the health of women and newborns in multiple languages Royal Women’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
• Young Women's Project
  Multi-cultural organization building and supporting teen women and girl leaders

• Communicating Effectively Through An Interpreter (PDF, 490 KB)
  Refugee Health Program, The Florida Department of Health
• A National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care, July 2004 (PDF, 164 KB)
  National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
• National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
  
• National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care, September 2005 (PDF, 210 KB)
  National Council on Interpreting in Health Care

• Executive Order 13166: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
  Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
• Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons
  Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
  
  • Standards
  • Executive Summary (PDF, 278 KB)
  • Resumen Ejecutivo (PDF, 477 KB)
  • Final Report (PDF, 602 KB)
  Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Office for Civil Rights
  Information in other languages fact sheets U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
  Web site on the implementation of Executive Order 13166, Title VI, and the Title VI regulations regarding language access. Clearinghouse regarding Limited English Proficiency and language services Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• MedlinePlus Easy-to-Read Materials
  MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine

• Multicultural Health Evaluation Publications
  Publications to help organizations explore their health evaluation projects within a multicultural and culturally competent context The California Endowment
• Setting the Agenda for Research on Cultural Competence in Health Care
  Examines how cultural competence affects health care delivery and health outcomes Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• American Indian Health
  An information portal to the issues affecting the health and well being of American Indians in the United States National Library of Medicine
• Arctic Health
  An information portal to the issues affecting the health of our planet's northern-most inhabitants National Library of Medicine
• Asian American Health
  An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of Asians Americans in the United States National Library of Medicine
• Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
  Translated health education materials for patients, maps detailing areas with medically underserved Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and listservs
• National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA)
  Advocates for equity and justice in nursing and health care for ethnic minority populations
• New Parents Network (NPN)
  Collection of multi-lingual, multi-media information reflective of individual communities' needs

• Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
  
• Florida Refugee Health Program
  The Florida Department of Health
• Iowa Refugee Health Program
  Office of Multicultural Health Iowa Department of Public Health
• Massachusetts Refugee and Immigrant Health
  Department of Public Health Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Minnesota Refugee Health
  Minnesota Department of Health