The Network






	The above links will take you to the Center for the Health Professions site.











The Network is a project funded by the California HealthCare Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization.

Welcome to The Network Quality Improvement \| Cultural Competency \| Training The Network is an education and training program focused on reducing health disparities for diverse patient populations, improving health care practice and fostering organizational change. Current efforts emphasize educational programs, consultation and training in cultural competency for health care systems, clinicians and educators as well as quality improvement education for a broad array of health professionals.


	LEAD Program The LEAD program is a three-year initiative funded by The California Endowment to address the quality of healthcare for multicultural populations in California public hospitals. Four public hospitals will participate in a year-long program to develop organizational strategies and new culturally responsive programs to improve care. For more information please click here. Pharmacy Workshop The UCSF School of Pharmacy and Center for the Health Professions are co-sponsoring a two-day training for faculty in colleges and schools of pharmacy entitled: “Incorporating Cultural Competency into Pharmacy Education: A Pharmacy Faculty Workshop”, June 3-4, 2005 in San Francisco. For more information please click here.	As part of the OMH State Partnership Initiative, the Center has outlined a cultural competency curriculum for public health staff. Cultural Competency for California Public Health Staff: Train-the-Trainer State Partnership Project was written for the California Office of Multicultural Health. To view the full report please click here.






		How do you prepare your providers and staff to respond effectively to the needs of a diverse population? The Network is available to tailor cultural competency trainings to the specific needs of your organization. MORE

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The links below will take you to the Center for the Health Professions web site.