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R -- CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE RESEARCH AGENDA PROJECT SOL 00T061242 DUE 081700 POC Mariann Mink, Contracting Officer/Jo Lasko, Contract Specialist 301-443-8826 E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, jlasko@psc.gov. The Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of Minority Health (OMH), through the General Acquisitions Branch, PSC, plans to award a six (6) month sole source simplified acquisition to the Center for the Advancement of Health. The purpose of this simplified acquisition is to further refine and develop a more comprehensive research agenda for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) project. Cultural diversity in America has significant implications for health care delivery and policymaking. Across the United States, doctors' offices, clinics, and hospitals experience cultural diversity everyday. The growing need to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services to diverse populations is becoming more apparent. This project will set the stage for an ongoing discussion of research concerns surrounding CLAS. "See Note(s) 22 and 23." Posted 08/02/00 (W-SN481474). (0215)

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