Wk 5 - Cultural Competence Task Force

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1. Imagine that the large public health department you work for has received several complaints from the community about the perpetuation of health disparities reflected in the health intervention programs developed and executed through the department. As a result, your supervisor has asked you to create a cultural competence task force.
   Write a 700- to 875-word action plan for the task force. The action plan must address the following:
   • Who?
   • Who are your ideal task force members?
   • Will you include community members?
   • Should your task force be diverse?
   • What?
   • What will be the task force’s approach to increasing cultural competence within the department?
   • What will be the approach to communicating these efforts to the community?
   • Where?
   • Identify the best location for the work of your task force.
   • When?
   • How is timing important regarding the actions the task force will take?
   • How is timing important regarding your ideal membership?
   • Why?
   • What is the rationale for the above decisions?
   
   Cite at least 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar sources.
   Format your assignment according to APA guidelines, style 7th edition
   Submit the assignment as a single document.