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MHHD : Cultural and Linguistic Competency Workgroup

Cultural and Linguistic
Competency Workgroup
Maryland Health Disparities Collaborative
 
 
Objective: Improve cultural and linguistic competency
 
 
  • Make recommendations on the format of reporting for higher education institutions on their actions to address disparities.
  • Make recommendations to the Maryland Health Care Cost and Quality Council about different levels of cultural and linguistic competence that could factor into a reimbursement system and about how to support a continuing education system for cultural and linguistic competence. 
  • Make recommendations to the Maryland Health Care Commission on how to evaluate the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of information provided by enrollees by health plans. 
  • Provide feedback to the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities on a draft of the Health Primer.
 
 
Chair:  Dr. Ilana Mittman, Research Program Manager, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities
 
Vice-Chair:  Dr. Malcolm Joseph III, Medical Director, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
 
Staff:  Ms. Monica McCann, MHHD, Monica.McCann@maryland.gov
 
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