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Cultural Competence |
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Toolkit to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care |
Research has documented the persistent gaps in health care quality that affect Americans from specific racial and ethnic backgrounds. A new toolkit released by the National Health Plan Collaborative provides resources, lessons, case studies, and videos to help health plans identify and reduce disparities within their memberships. The toolkit is hosted on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Web site and can be downloaded at http://www.rwjf.org/qualityequality/product.jsp?id=33960
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| Caring Across Cultures: Achieving Cultural Competence in Health Programs at School |
An introduction to resources and research on cultural competence in health programs at schools, has been added to the www.healthinschools.org web site.
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| Ethnic Medicine Information |
| The EthnoMed site of the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world. http://www.ethnomed.org/ |
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| DiversityRx |
Promoting language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities, Diversity Rx provides information on models and practices, policy, legal issues, networking and resources. This clearinghouse of information is sponsored by The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care (RCCHC), and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation of Menlo Park, CA.
http://www.diversityrx.org/HTML/DIVRX.htm |
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| "Culture Clues" Tip Sheets |
Culture Clues ™ are tip sheets for clinicians, designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from diverse cultures. Culture Clues were created by the Patient and Education Family Services at the University of Washington Medical Center.
http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/cultureclues.html |
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Meeting the Needs of Patients with Limited English
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A new Commonwealth Fund report, "Providing Language Services in Small Health Care Provider Settings: Examples from the Field", shows how a number of community health centers around the country have found creative methods for meeting the needs of patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). The report includes an eight-step plan to help providers develop a strategy to meet the needs of their LEP patients and the community.
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=270667
Another resource comes from The Access Project and the National Health Law Program have jointly developed a Language Services Action Kit that can help people with limited English proficiency gain better access to health care. Designed for immigrant advocates, hospitals, health care providers, and other organizations, the kit explains how to apply for federal funds that will defray the cost of providing patients with translation and other language services.
http://www.nhelp.org/pubs/2003.lepactionkit.html |
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Immunization Patient Information in 32 Languages |
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The Immunization Action Coalition provides information materials on various vaccinations (PDF downloads) for parents and their children in 32 different languages, ranging from Amharic to Vietnamese. The materials are reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control for accuracy. http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/noneng.htm |
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¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina! |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed a bilingual initiative for Hispanic girls ages 9-14, and their mothers and other caregivers. This public education initiative, called "¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina!" is designed to help them build and enhance their own self-esteem, mental health, decision-making and assertiveness skills, and to prevent the harmful consequences of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs. The Web site for 9-14-year-old girls is at http://www.soyunica.gov/default.aspx |
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“Crecer con Salud” – Guide for Spanish-Speaking Parents |
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The California HealthCare Foundation and La Opinión have released Growing Up Healthy (Crecer con Salud), with information on preventive health, chronic disease, nutrition, and safety. Issues covered include Proper nutrition and its role in dealing with obesity; Caring for children with diabetes or asthma; and Guidance for maintaining emotional health. http://www.chcf.org/topics/healthinsurance/index.cfm?itemID=109822 |
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing |
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Dedicated to the advancement of culturally competent and culturally congruent health care, the Journal of Transcultural Nursing discusses important topics concerning the relationship among culture, nursing and other disciplines, and the delivery of health care that affect nursing and health care clinical practice, research, education, and theory development.
http://www.tcns.org/tcns2.shtml |
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