National Center for Cultural Competence
The mission of the
National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to
increase the capacity of health care and mental health care programs to design,
implement and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery
systems.
The NCCC provides national leadership and contributes to the body of knowledge
on cultural and linguistic competency within systems and organizations.
Major emphasis is placed on translating evidence into policy and practice for
programs and personnel concerned with health and mental health care delivery,
administration, education and advocacy. The NCCC uses four major
approaches to fulfill its mission including (1) web-based technical
assistance, (2) knowledge development and dissemination, (3) supporting a
“community of learners” and (4) collaboration and partnerships with
diverse constituency groups. These approaches entail the provision of training,
technical assistance, and consultation and are intended to facilitate
networking, linkages and information exchange. The NCCC has particular
expertise in developing instruments and conducting organizational
self-assessment processes to advance cultural and linguistic competency.
The NCCC is a component of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human
Development (GUCCHD) and is housed within the Department of Pediatrics of the
Georgetown University Medical Center. It is funded and operates under the
auspices of Cooperative Agreement #U93-MC-00145-11 and is supported in part
from the Maternal and Child Health program (Title V, Social Security Act),
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS). The NCCC conducts a collaborative project under
the auspices of another Cooperative Agreement with the GUCCHD and the Center
for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, DHHS. The focus of these efforts is to assist child
mental health systems at the state, tribal, and territorial levels to
incorporate cultural and linguistic competency into their policies, procedures,
and practices. Additionally, the NCCC contracts with governmental and
non-governmental organizations for specific scopes of work at the local, state
and national levels.
FACULTY AND STAFF
Suzanne Bronheim
Director, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Other Infant Death Project
E-mail: bronheis@georgetown.edu
Marisa Brown
Director, Bureau of Primary Health Care Project
E-mail: brownm4@georgetown.edu
Clare Dunne
Policy and Research Associate
E-mail: mcd25@georgetown.edu
Tawara D. Goode
Director, National Center for Cultural Competence
E-mail: tdg2@georgetown.edu
Francine Housier
Senior Project Assistant
E-mail: vhj@georgetown.edu
Vivian Jackson
Senior Policy Associate for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
E-mail: vhj@georgetown.edu
Wendy Jones
Director, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Projects
E-mail: joneswa@georgetown.edu
Isabella Lorenzo - Hubert
Senior Policy Associate
E-mail: lorenzoh@georgetown.edu
Suganya Sockalingam
Senior Consultant
E-mail: suganya@mindspring.com
National Center for Cultural Competence
Center for Child and Human Development
Georgetown University
Box 571485
Washington, DC 20057-1485
Voice: 800.788.2066 w 202.687.5387
TTY: 202.687.5503 w Fax: 202.687.8899
E-mail: cultural@georgetown.edu
URL: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/nccc
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