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Cultural Competency and Health Equity Resources

Find the resources you need to understand your patient’s diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors, and customize treatment to meet their social, cultural, and linguistic needs.

Cultural Competency Training

Cigna HealthcareSM has provided cultural competency training courses created for health care providers and their clinical staff such as Cultural Agility, Diabetes among South Asians, and the Hispanic Community.

Language Assistance Services

Language Assistance Services for patients with limited English proficiency help improve communication and health outcomes. Learn about discounted rates for translation and interpreter services.

Health Disparities

Learn about health disparities and find resources to address health disparities among your patients.

Social Determinants of Health, A Guide for Providers: Addressing Social Determinants of Health Within Your Practice [PDF]

A guide that explores the impact of health inequities on patient outcomes and looks at ways providers can identify and address socio-economic barriers.

National Patient Resources [PDF]

National resources to help make it easier for your patients to focus on their health and well-being. Includes a high-level overview of each resource, links to websites, and contact information.

Cigna Healthcare Community Resources - FindHelp.com [PDF]

Help your patients access social care networks with community programs and search for a variety of services in their local communities, including free or low-cost medical care, food, transportation, housing assistance, and more. A quick “how-to” video is included.

All Resources

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Hispanic and Latino Health Disparities

ArticleApril 2022

South Asian Health Disparities

ArticleFebruary 2021

California Language Assistance Program

ArticleJanuary 2020

Cultural Competency Training

ArticleAugust 2018

CultureVision™

PodcastFebruary 2017

Go Red for Women: American Heart Month Podcast

PodcastSeptember 2016

Herbal Therapies in Latino and Caribbean Immigrant Communities

White PaperMarch 2016

Cultural Competency in Health Care

PodcastMarch 2016

Promoting Colon Cancer Screening in the African-American Community

White PaperJanuary 2016

Delivering Quality Care to Diverse Populations

White PaperSeptember 2015

Health Disparities in the LGBT Community

ArticleMarch 2014

Tips for Working with a Language Interpreter

White Paper March 2014

Health Disparities: How Your Practice and Patients May Be Affected

Article

African American/Black Health Disparities

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