Track 1-3a
Community

The Culture and Health Project in Greater Minnesota

The Center for Cross-Cultural Health's Culture & Health Project works with communities in Greater Minnesota that are seeking guidance in meeting the health needs of their diverse populations. By linking Minnesota Extension Service educators with health care providers and other community members, the project develops cultural competency training for health and social service professionals working with people from different cultures. Culturally competent care is defined by the Center as a system that acknowledges and incorporates - at all levels - the importance of the role that culture plays in mental, physical, and even oral health; and the adaptation of services to meet culturally unique needs. It is an essential component of services in communities with diverse populations.

Vinodh Kutty
Executive Director
The Center for Cross-Cultural Health
410 Church Street, SE, Suite W-227
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: (612) 624-6930
Fax: (612) 625-1434
ccch@tc.umn.edu
www.umn.edu/ccch

Vinodh Kutty has certifications in education, English, and anthropology. Having worked in both the public and private sectors in Singapore, Malaysia, India, and the United States, he has been interested in cross-cultural issues, including health, for many years. As the Executive Director for the Center for Cross-Cultural Health, he conducts training, research, and provides consultative expertise to health care and human service providers across the state of Minnesota and the Mid-West.  NEXT >

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