THE CENTER FOR CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH
ABOUT US
What is the Center for Cross-Cultural Health?
The Center for Cross-Cultural Health (CCCH) is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of the CCCH 'to integrate cultural competency into health and human services through information, training, research, and consulting.' Our vision is better health for all through cross-cultural understanding.
In order to achieve this goal, the CCCH has been actively involved in the education, consultation, assessment, and training of providers, educators, and organizations in the State of Minnesota and beyond since 1997. The CCCH also serves as an information resource by offering publications, referrals, newsletters and networking opportunities. Through these services the CCCH works towards developing culturally competent individuals, organizations, systems, and societies.
Why is the CCCH needed?
In recent years Minnesota has experienced a dramatic growth in immigration, as well as a marked increase in minority populations. Providers, educators, and agencies in Minnesota are now working with patients, clients, students, and co-workers whose ethnicity, language, religion, and cultural beliefs may be vastly different from their own. These cultural beliefs and values have profound implications for the efficiency and effectiveness of services and resources.
What does the CCCH offer?
| - Customized cultural competency trainings |
| - Cultural competency organizational assessment and development |
| - Individual and organization consultation |
| - Train the Trainer workshops for leaders of cultural competency organizational and/or community initiatives |
| - Bi-annual community-wide conferences |
| - Continuing education classes and workshops |
| - Publications such as: Caring Across Cultures: The Provider's Guide to Cross-Cultural Health and Six Steps Toward Cultural Competency |
| - Community Profiles of major ethnic groups in Minnesota |
| - Crosswinds, quarterly newsletter |
| - Web site with cross-cultural resources and links |
| - Individual and organizational membership |
| - Volunteer opportunities |
For more information contact:
The Center for Cross-Cultural Health
265 Oneida Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
Tel:
651.209.8999, E-mail:
ccch@crosshealth.com