Multicultural Communities
About Multicultural Communities: Resources
The process of community engagement often involves integrating practices of preventing discrimination, correcting imbalances, and managing relationships of difference. A multicultural approach is often the most appropriate approach. These tools can help to increase diversity, promote cultural competence, and enhance organizational credibility and effectiveness in your project or program.
The listing below is only a short sample of valuable resources. You may want to check within your own organization for additional internal and external resources.
Community Organizations and Resources
- Cross-Cultural Health Care Program [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- Diversity Consultants compiled by Univ. of Michigan [Attn: Non-MDH link]
Cultural Competency Resources
- Characteristics of a Culturally Competent Organization
- Cross-cultural Dialogue Ground Rules
- Moving Along the Cultural Competence Continuum
Workforce Diversity
- DiversityInc [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- DiversityCentral [Attn: Non-MDH link]
Civil and Human Rights
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- Minnesota Department of Human Rights [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- The Leadership Conference [Attn: Non-MDH link]
Minnesota Department of Health Programs
Disability Awareness
- Minnesota State Council on Disability [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- American Association of People with Disabilities [Attn: Non-MDH link]
LGBT Communities
- Univ. of Minnesota GLBTA Programs Office [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- Rainbow Health Initiative [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- Pride Institute [Attn: Non-MDH link]
Linguistically Appropriate Services
- Online Dictionary of American Sign Language [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- Resources for working with Persons with Limited English Proficiency [Attn: Non-MDH link]
- Babel Fish [Attn: Non-MDH link]
