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New Initiatives
Center of Excellence in Language, Culture, and Diversity | Healthy Aging Collaborative
Center of Excellence in Language, Culture, and Diversity
The newly established Center of Excellence in Language, Culture, and Diversity provides culturally and linguistically tailored solutions to customers who face the challenges associated with communicating effectively with diverse populations in the United States and abroad. Center staff members include national and international experts from several fields who specialize in working with ethnic, minority, and special populations, including
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African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaska Natives |
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U.S.-based populations from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, including indigenous populations |
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Mainstream and marginalized populations in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America |
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Migrant and seasonal worker populations |
OUR SERVICES
Written and Oral Communications |
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Develop and assess communication services that target oral and written messages and materials to specific audiences in their preferred languages |
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Review translated and adapted materials and messages with native-language speakers to ensure effectiveness and appropriateness |
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Provide expertise in social marketing to diverse populations |
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Pilot test print, visual, and audio campaign messages with selected language and cultural groups |
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Training and Technical Assistance |
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Deploy multilingual, multicultural professional staff to provide training and technical assistance in a wide range of areas including |
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- Health
- Education
- Social Services
- Information Technologies
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Develop and conduct customized training to strengthen cultural and diversity competency |
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Establish and implement processes for cultural awareness and diversity competencies |
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Assessment and Evaluation |
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Design and conduct evaluation studies using linguistically and culturally sensitive methods |
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Develop and conduct surveys, field research, and focus groups with culturally and language-diverse audiences |
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LANGUAGE CAPACITY
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American Sign Language |
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German |
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Kiswahili |
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Arabic |
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Hebrew |
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Mandarin |
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Cambodian |
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Hindi |
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Portuguese |
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Cantonese |
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Indonesian |
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Russian |
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Czech |
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Italian |
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Spanish |
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Dari |
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Japanese |
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Urdu |
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French |
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WHERE WE HAVE WORKED
Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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Ecuador |
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Montserrat |
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Barbados |
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El Salvador |
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Nicaragua |
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Belize |
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Grenada |
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Panama |
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Bolivia |
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Guatemala |
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Peru |
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Brazil |
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Guyana |
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St. Kitts and Nevis |
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Colombia |
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Haiti |
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St. Lucia |
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Costa Rica |
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Honduras |
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St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
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Dominica |
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Jamaica |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
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Dominican Republic |
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Mexico |
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Europe and Eurasia |
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Albania |
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Georgia |
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Russia |
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Armenia |
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Germany |
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Serbia |
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Azerbaijan |
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Hungary |
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Slovakia |
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Belarus |
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Kazakhstan |
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Slovenia |
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Belgium |
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Kyrgyz Republic |
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Tajikistan |
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Bosnia-Herzegovina |
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Latvia |
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Turkey |
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Bulgaria |
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Lithuania |
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Turkmenistan |
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Croatia |
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Macedonia |
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Ukraine |
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Cyprus |
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Moldova |
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UK |
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Czech Republic |
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Netherlands |
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Uzbekistan |
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Estonia |
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Poland |
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France |
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Romania |
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Africa |
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Benin |
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Kenya |
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Rwanda |
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Botswana |
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Liberia |
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Senegal |
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Burkina Faso |
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Madagascar |
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Sierra Leone |
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Cape Verde |
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Malawi |
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South Africa |
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Djibouti |
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Mali |
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Swaziland |
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Eritrea |
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Mauritania |
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Tanzania |
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Ethiopia |
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Namibia |
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Uganda |
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Ghana |
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Niger |
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Zambia |
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Guinea-Bissau |
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Nigeria |
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Asia and Near East |
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Afghanistan |
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Jordan |
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Pakistan |
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Bangladesh |
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Lebanon |
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Philippines |
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Egypt |
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Morocco |
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Sri Lanka |
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India |
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Nepal |
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Thailand |
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Indonesia |
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Oman |
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