ABSTRACT
Track:  Health Care

Culturally Competent Mental Health Paper Text

Jim Banta

The State of California Department of Mental Health is requiring that counties address cultural and ethnic issues as they implement outpatient managed care for Medicaid clients. ArcView GIS is a natural tool to present geographic, socioeconomic, demographic, and utilization data required for this undertaking. Data from a variety of sources must be combined during the planning process in order for counties to develop services that are "culturally competent" for a diverse Medicaid population. This process is made even more difficult for physically large counties such as San Bernardino.

 

Jim Banta
County of San Bernardino
700 East Gilbert St.
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0920
USA

Telephone: 909-387-7030
Fax: 909-386-8563
E-mail: jbanta@dbh.co.san-bernardino.ca.us
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