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State laws addressing health disparities as related to cultural competency, health professionals and
recruitment, and disease burden and risk factor management are listed at: http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/health-disparities-laws.aspx.
The National Health Law Program provides Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (April 2019).
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This work has been supported by the Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship, the 2009 grant from the Engelberg Foundation
to the National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc.
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