Summary Cultural Competency Initiative in the Greater Kansas City Region 2009-2013

The Cultural Competency Initiative (CCI) was designed and launched by the REACH Healthcare Foundation to increase the understanding and practice of cultural competency within nonprofit health and human service organizations in the foundation's six-county service area, with the ultimate goal of reducing disparities in health among poor and minority populations. This report provide a summary of the CCI and the lessons learned from 2009 through 2013. This summary is based on three formal evaluation reports prepared by the evaluator of the initiative, review of initiative meeting minutes and other documents, and interviews with the evaluator, the technical assistance provider, the funders, Steering Committee members and grantees.