Cultural Proficiency and Quality Services A working model towards understanding the Latino Culture

This toolkit clarifies the translation process. April 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Supporting Health Care to Reduce Tobacco Use

Susan Lopez-Payan, with additional reporting by Kristin Lund May 5, 2009 Diabetes Health

The Community Engagement Strategies Guide highlights top-line strategies that CBOs should consider when planning an initiative or program. It provides resources for more information about the strategies, pinpoints important how-tos, and includes helpful notes.

Format: Booklet
Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

To help people manage their diabetes, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has developed the 4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life. booklet, which is now available in 14 Asian and Pacific Islander languages.

The booklet is an easy-to-read guide developed to empower people with diabetes to manage their disease by encouraging them to learn about diabetes; know their diabetes ABCs-the A1C test, blood pressure, and cholesterol; manage their diabetes; and get routine care to avoid problems. NDEP has added six new languages-Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, and Lao-to the existing Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino (Tagalog), Korean, Samoan, Thai, Tongan, and Vietnamese versions.

Next Steps
You can view or order 4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life. in 14 Asian and Pacific Islander languages at www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/catalog.htm#PubsAsianAm.

To learn more about diabetes control, go to www.ndep.nih.gov.

First 25 copies free. Each additional package of 25, $5. Limit 8 packages. Commercial printer-ready CDs available. Call 1-800-860-8747.

Community Health and Program Services (CHAPS) builds healthy communities and eliminates health disparities by providing national leadership in community health promotion and disease prevention through innovative programs, such as: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.), the Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant, State-Based Epidemiology for Public Health Programs (STEPPS), and YMCA's Pioneering Healthier Communities. These cross-cutting programs help expand CDC's ability to develop community-based health promotion strategies.

Promoting Health Equity-A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health:

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chaps/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf