Health Literacy and Cultural Competency

Health literacy and cultural competency fact sheet

Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A Look at National and State Efforts

This fact sheet was developed as part of a larger project funded by AHRQ to evaluate the second phase of the National Health Plan Collaborative to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.

Internet Citation: Health Literacy and Cultural Competency. Content last reviewed June 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/literacy/index.html