Cultural Competence Primer: Incorporating Cultural Competence into Your Comprehensive Plan

2/4/2019 PDF
Certified Prevention Specialist Coalition Support and Community Change General Substance Use Disorder Prevention Strategic Prevention Framework
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This primer provides anti-drug coalitions with a basic understanding of cultural competence and its importance in achieving substance abuse reduction that is effective and sustainable. If you know how to include all major sectors of your community in your efforts to develop a plan to create population-level change in community rates of substance abuse, then you likely will increase your chances of success.

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