Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence

Advisory Team

MACC Statewide Advisory and Planning Team (M-SAPT)

The purpose of MACC Statewide Advisory and Planning Team (M-SAPT) is to: develop a group of committed cultural competence advocates; expand our outreach efforts; identify regional needs and promising practices; build relationships with regional institutions and providers in the area of cultural competence; assist with the planning of our statewide annual meeting and conference; identify recipients to receive the “Enlightened Kaleidoscope” award; and develop an online statewide cultural competence training calendar. If you would like to join the team or to nominate someone who may have an interest, please fill out the nomination form and forward it to Esta Powell at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

M-SAPT Members 2010

Burhan Ahmed
Carrie Baker
Dr. Rita Bova
Deborah Chambers
Elena Chu
Dr. Kevin Dixon
Alethea Gaddis
Sandra Geronimo
Valeria Harper
Valerie Huang
Michael Oliver
Bounthanh Phommasathit
Timeka Rashid
Don Wood

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MACC Releases Report on Somali Mental Health Needs

On August 12, 2008 MACC announced the release of their 2008 “Learning Your Needs” Updated Cultural Competence Needs Assessment Report featuring new mental health information on the Somali community.
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"How to Navigate Social Services in Ohio" Download Bi-lingual Guide for Somali Community

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SAVE-THE-DATE September 23-24, 2010

MACC Annual Statewide Training Conference 2010
Featuring the Latino Culture
September 23-24, 2010
Doubletree Hotel, Worthington/Columbus,
175 Hutchinson Avenue, Columbus

Conference Registration Brochure

MACC CARE Ohio Training Program

MACC and United Way of Central Ohio are pleased with the progress of the former CARE Columbus training program which was transfered to MACC in 2009. CARE Ohio training has expanded to a statewide level and increased the program’s capacity to serve a broader variety of health care and human services-related disciplines.

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