NCCC – NATIONAL CENTER FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCE
www.gucdc.georgetown.edu/nccc
The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) based at Georgetown University seeks to address issues of disparities in health care delivery by increasing the capacity of health care and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems. Nowhere are the divisions of race, ethnicity and culture more sharply drawn that in the health of the people in the United States. Despite recent progress in overall national health, there are continuing disparities in the incidence of illness and death among African Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders as compared with the US population as a whole. Major emphasis of NCCC is placed on policy development, assistance in conducting cultural competence organizational self-assessments, and strategic approaches to the systematic incorporation of culturally competent values, policy, structures and practices within organizations.

NCCC - Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency-CHECKLIST
www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/nccc/nccc7.html
Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to Children with Special Health Needs and their Families . This checklist is intended to heighten the awareness and sensitivity of personnel to the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence in human service settings. It provides concrete examples of the kinds of values and practices that foster such an environment. This checklist is one in a series of three checklists that are designed to assist programs and organizations to begin strategic development of policies, structures, procedures and practices that support cultural and linguistic competence.

NCCC – Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Culturally Competent Service Delivery Systems for Children With Special Health Needs and their Families
www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/nccc/nccc9.html
This checklist focuses on those programs and organizations concerned with the delivery of services and enabling supports to children with special health needs and their families. It is also designed to support the "Zero Disparities and One Hundred Percent Access" campaign launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

NCCC - How To Incorporate Cultural Competence In Transitioning To Adulthood For Youth With Special Health Needs
www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/nccc/transition.html
The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) fact sheet that provides suggestions and guidance in assuring cultural diversity is respected when providing transition services

NCCC - Cultural Competency and Transitioning
www.gucdc.georgetown.edu/nccc
Transitioning Tips provided by the National Center for Cultural Competence. Transitioning to adult health care can be a frightening and sometimes overwhelming process for both parents and youth. This article is based on interviews with parents and young adults with special health needs or disabilities. It provides perspectives on transitioning from pediatric/adolescent care to adult health care systems.

OREGON HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY CENTER
CENTER ON SELF DETERMINATION
www.selfdeterminationohsu.org
Community Solutions focuses on developing community-based, family-centered approaches to support the transition of minority youth with disabilities. During HRTW Projects Phase 1, a systems needs assessment was conducted to learn about the barriers minority families and teens with disabilities perceive, whether they can get the services they need, and what areas families want additional help with during their child's transition.

OREGON HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY CENTER
Critical Elements In Supporting Minority Young People In Transition
cdrc.ohsu.edu/selfdetermination/health/wellness/research.html

NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISSEMINATION OF DIsABILITY RESEARCH
Providing Services to Foreign-born People with Disabilities
www.ncddr.org/du/products/focus/focus2
Some great new online resources to help service providers better meet the needs of people with disabilities that were born in China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, India, and other countries. From The Rehabilitation Provider's Guide to Cultures of the Foreign-Born.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR HISPANIC HEALTH
www.hispanichealth.org/
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance) is the Nation’s oldest and largest network of Hispanic health and human services providers. Alliance members deliver quality services to over 12 million persons annually. As the nation's action forum for Hispanic health and well-being, the programs of the Alliance: • Inform and mobilize consumers; Support providers in the delivery of quality care; • Promote appropriate use of technology; • Improve the science base for accurate decision making; and • Promote philanthropy. The Alliance provides key leadership and advocacy to ensure accountability in these priority areas resulting in improved health for all throughout the Americas. The constituents of the Alliance are its members, Hispanic consumers, and the greater society that benefits from the health and well-being of all its people.

MONTANA TRANSITION NEWSFLASH
Transitioning Successfully: Native American Students with Disabilities (Newsletter)
www.msubillings.edu/transition/March%2004%20Newsflash.pdf
Montana Transition Newsflash, dedicated to transitioning for Native American Youth, identifies some of the major issues facing educators, students, and families. Available in PDF format (4 pages).