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Medicaid clients, 25 focus areas of, 78e–79
Meditation, 75e guidelines for selecting CAM practitioners,
Mental health issues, 218 80e–81e
Mind-body medicine, 73e studies for, 70
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report See also CAM (complementary and alternative
(MMWR), 132 medicine)
Multicultural training Needs assessment, 130–134
Compentencies Update Project and professional Negative body image, 221
expectations for, 55–57 9/11, 152
need for, 45 Non-verbal communication, 129
overview of issue of, 54–55 Nuremberg Code, 153
stage development in, 57–58 Nurses. See Health care practitioners
See also Cultural competence
Multiculturalism O
definition of, 47 Oaxacan indigenous women, 131

making commitment to, 194–195 Obesity, 221, 224
Muslim stereotypes, 152 Observation (windshield), 134

MySpace, 52 Office for Alternative Medicine, 78
Office of Minority Health (OMH), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,

N 18, 31, 149, 174, 176, 177, 189, 232

National Academy of Sciences, 24, 25 Office on Women’s Health, 30, 221
National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), 205 Older Americans
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection cultural competence with, 206–207
Program (CDC), 26 demographic characteristics of, 202–204
National Cancer Institute, 26 dramatic aging of America (1900-2030), 203fi g
National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC), healthy aging and health education of, 208–209
45, 59, 164, 175, 233, 234, 236, 237 increase and race/ethnicity of, 7, 202–204fi g
National Center for Health Statistics, 68 issues facing, 204–205
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 219 projected distribution of Hispanic, 204fi g

National Coalition for LGBT Health, 8, 216, 220, OMH (Office of Minority Health), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
222, 223, 224 18, 31, 149, 174, 176, 177, 189, 232
National Commission for Health Education OMHD (Office of Minority Health and Health

Credentialing (NCHEC), 72, 149, 155, 167, 170, Disparities), 30
187, 238, 241 Organizational culture, 175
National Commission for the Protection of Human Organizations
Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral barriers to cultural competence of, 175–176
Research, 153 developing strong professional development
National Council of Churches, 152 plan, 176
National Health Educator Competencies Update linguistic competence of, 232–240
Project (CUP)Role Delineation Project, 238 professional development training by, 177
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 68, 69e, professional preparation programs by, 164–174
84, 132, 204 profile of culturally competent, 175

National Healthcare Disparities Report (AHRQ), 37 See also Health care practitioners
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), 132 Osteopathic medicine, 77e
National Immunization Program (NIP), 29
National Institutes of Health (NIH), 24, 214 P
National Task Force on the Preparation and Practice Pacifi c Islanders
of Health Educators, 174 demographics of, 16–17
Native Americans. See Alaska Natives; health disparities of, 30–31
American Indians See also Race/ethnicity
Naturopathic medicine, 77e Pap smears, 26
NCCAM (National Center for Complementary and Participatory evaluation approach, 140
Alternative Medicine) Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 221

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