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A searchable directory of European and American foundations maintained by the European Foundation Centre.

FHSI’s commitment to producing relevant, meaningful, and effective resources is a key component of each publication. As such, FHSI incorporates external review panels, focus groups, or peer-to-peer strategies when developing any of its publications.

Health literacy incorporates a range of abilities: to read, comprehend, and analyze information; decode instructions, symbols, charts, and diagrams; weigh risks and benefits; and, ultimately, make decisions and take action.

Documents to gage health literacy levels.

Migrant Health Promotion bases all of its work on close collaboration with community members (Promotores and Promotoras) who improve the health of their communities with community-based health education and activities. Within this framework, Migrant Health Promotion has developed several "program models."

A grassroots, empowerment model providing people with diabetes the tools they need to communicate with their health care provider, encourage consumer independence and stimulate community action to create awareness of the need and advantages of quality diabetes care within diverse community settings.

Direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

Highlights approximately 40 HRSA-supported projects on the critical subject of cross-cultural health care. HRSA has provided exceptional leadership in helping health care providers enhance their clinical and organizational skills in cultural competence. As a result, the quality of cultural and linguistically appropriate services that HRSA provides to its diverse constituents has vastly improved.

Explains generally what cultural competency is.