Public Health in a Multicultural Environment of the Curricula Enhancement Module Series was written by Jeffrey Oxendine, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Tawara Goode, Director and Clare Dunne, Research Associate of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC). Jeffrey Oxendine wrote Sections C and D, Tawara Goode and Clare Dunne wrote sections A and B and contributed content to sections C and D. This module reflects the expertise of the work group members.

The authors acknowledge with gratitude the valuable contributions of the following persons:

• Vicky Breckwich Vasquez, Dr. P.H. student at the School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
• Jean Gilbert, Curricula Review
• Hortense DuVall, Editor
• John Richards, Mindy Nash, and Jon Quiros, Web layout and design
• DRTE staff for their review and insightful input at every step of the process

Funding to support this project was provided by a grant from the Division of Research, Training and Education (DRTE), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCCC is funded and operates under the auspices of Cooperative Agreement #U93-MC-00145-09 and is supported in part from the MCHB (Title V, Social Security Act), HRSA, DHHS.

Permission is granted to reproduce this curricula enhancement module for non-commercial distribution. The requirement is that proper credit be given to the authors.

Suggested Citation:

Oxendine, J., Goode, T. & Dunne, C. (2004). Public health in a multicultural environment. From the Curricula Enhancement Module Series. Washington, DC: National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development.