Healthcare providers require accurate and reliable information from evidence-based health surveys to plan for culturally responsive care. Cross-cultural research often relies on language translation. Translation of a health survey instrument may be improved with universalistic, process-based methodology.

Practitioners should develop a common area for documenting reports of IPV. The level and depth of resources available within the setting and the community may affect providers' willingness to screen for IPV.

i at Ma noa Most professional educational programs develop specialized experts who view problems from the perspectives of their own disciplines. Yet, our most pressing social problems are rarely limited to a single disciplinary approach. Instead of providing future professionals with the tools necessary for solving problems that cross disciplines, many professional training programs inadvertently stifle multidisciplinary communication and collaboration by isolating students from students in other disciplines. Practitioners are trained to manage societal problems rather than to solve them within varied communities. This article describes an innovative multidisciplinary clinic model based at the University of Hawai'i's William S. Richardson School of Law that focuses specifically on the needs of children who have entered or are at risk of entering the foster care system. It also discusses a medical-legal partnership within a community health center based on principles learned and experiences gained from this unique model.