Enhancing CALD Cultural Competence
Cultural diversity in the New Zealand population is growing leading to increasing cross cultural interactions between clinicians and patients and between employees.
CALD refers to culturally and linguistically diverse groups who are migrants and refugees from Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) backgrounds.
eCALD educational programme won a major award at the 2018 Diversity Awards NZ
Check out the findings of the newly released “Pre and Post CALD Training Evaluation Study 2018”
Hear what the health workforce have to say about the increasing diversity, the impact it has on cross-cultural interactions and why cultural competence is essential
Take a look at our ‘Cross-cultural Resource for Health Practitioners’ which has tips on Asian, Middle Eastern and African cultures
Check out what we have achieved for the period Feb 2017 to Jan 2018
![Our "Caring for Asian Children" [e-Book] offers strategies on how to be responsive to Asian families when caring for their children!](/assets/PromoGraphics/Asian-Children-Resource.png)
Our "Caring for Asian Children" [e-Book] offers strategies on how to be responsive to Asian families when caring for their children!
A new course "Working in a Mental Health Context with CALD Children and Adolescents" is now available
If you are caring for CALD women during their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal period, here is a resource for you!
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Latest updates
Aug 2018
Waitemata DHB celebrates 2018 Diversity Awards win
An innovative Waitemata District Health Board education programme to overcome cultural barriers in communication with patients has been recognised at the 2018 Diversity Awards NZ.
Aug 2018
A new eCALD® Cultural Competency and Customer Service online course
eCALD® Services are pleased to announce the launch our new Cultural Competency and Customer Service online course which is suitable for anyone in the health workforce working in a customer service role such as pharmacists, general practice/hospital receptionists, etc. This course is a customer facing module. Attending the course participants will: