Rural cultural competence and limited english proficiency resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/culture/ Contains materials related to interpreter training and resources, such as publications, organizations, listservs, and agencies. -- Cross Cultural Health Care Program http://www.xculture.org/NWRC_LangAccess_Resource_Guides.php Mon, 05 May 2008 13:40:16 CST http://www.xculture.org/NWRC_LangAccess_Resource_Guides.php Alexandria VA May 28, 2008 -- National MultiCultural Institute http://www.nmci.org/leadership_institutes/index.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:36:10 CST http://www.nmci.org/leadership_institutes/index.html As the face of America continues to change, a research report released today by The Joint Commission, entitled "One Size Does Not Fit All: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Diverse Populations," urges health care organizations to assess their capacity to meet patients unique cultural and language needs. http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_04_21_08.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:21:55 CST http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_04_21_08.htm Provides a quality improvement framework for health care organizations seeking to promote culturally appropriate care, provide equitable access for individuals with limited English proficiency and reduce health care disparities. -- National Committee for Quality Assurance http://www.ncqa.org/Portals/0/HEDISQM/CLAS/CLAS_toolkit.pdf Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:16:32 CST http://www.ncqa.org/Portals/0/HEDISQM/CLAS/CLAS_toolkit.pdf Information on learning opportunities, particularly online learning, for health care professionals who work for the public's health. Searchable by subject, keyword, target audience, core competencies, etc. -- Public Health Foundation https://www.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:20:08 CST https://www.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx Lancaster SC May 14, 2008 http://www.ruralprevconf.com/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:59:41 CST http://www.ruralprevconf.com/ Provides hospitals, health systems, clinics, and health plans information and resources for systematically collecting race, ethnicity, and primary language data from patients. -- American Hospital Association http://www.hretdisparities.org/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:21:44 CST http://www.hretdisparities.org/ Outcome of a study involving a work group in Minnesota, who examined ensuring access to interpreter services; complying with requirements of federal law and guidance; developing a quality assurance program to ensure the quality of health care interpreting services; and identifying broad-based funding mechanisms for interpreter services. -- Interpreter Services Work Group http://www.mnruralhealth.org/documents/pdf/ISWG%20Report%20Final%202-04-08.pdf Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:44:18 CST http://www.mnruralhealth.org/documents/pdf/ISWG%20Report%20Final%202-04-08.pdf A guide to help healthcare organizations implement effective language access services (LAS) to meet the needs of their patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), thereby increasing their access to health care. Requires registration. -- Health Resources and Services Administration https://hclsig.thinkculturalhealth.org/User/home.rails Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:41:01 CST https://hclsig.thinkculturalhealth.org/User/home.rails Provides an overview of certification issues for health care interpreters in the United States. -- California Endowment http://www.mmia.org/uploads/pages/195.pdf Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:34:45 CST http://www.mmia.org/uploads/pages/195.pdf Findings from a 2005 study in which the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved did an online survey of health care facilities across the country and then followed up with visits to five selected sites, including rural, for staff and patient interviews. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=645961 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:16:22 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=645961 Free online training. Course can be taken for credit (CEU/CE, CHES, CME, CNE) or not for credit. Course addresses health literacy, cultural competency and patient communication skills. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:40:45 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm Contains health curricula for literacy classes, resources to provide basic health information in simple language, resources in languages other than English, information about the link between literacy & health status, and links to organizations dedicated to health and literacy education. -- National Institute for Literacy http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:15:01 CST http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/ Discusses a program sponsored by RWJ to break down language barriers to help physicians who treat non-English proficient patients. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://rwjf.org/files/publications/newsletter/Advances1_2005.pdf#page=7 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:09:43 CST http://rwjf.org/files/publications/newsletter/Advances1_2005.pdf#page=7 Offers insights and lessons learned by the National Center for Cultural Competence and provides success stories from State Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs programs. -- National Center for Cultural Competence http://www.gucchdgeorgetown.net/NCCC/journey/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:31:03 CST http://www.gucchdgeorgetown.net/NCCC/journey/ Presents the findings of a national survey of American College of Physicians members to determine whether internal medicine practices provide language services for LEP patients. -- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/hpp/lep_paper.pdf Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:23:41 CST http://www.acponline.org/hpp/lep_paper.pdf Highlights how data are helping hospitals improve the way they provide language services to America's increasingly diverse patient populations. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/speakingtogetherbrief102007.pdf Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:25:13 CST http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/speakingtogetherbrief102007.pdf Works with individuals, organizations, and communities to facilitate change in order to build an inclusive society that is strengthened and empowered by its diversity. Provides seminars and online training regarding effective teamwork, developing a diverse workforce, conflict resolution, cultural competence and leadership skills. http://www.nmci.org/index.htm Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:36:26 CST http://www.nmci.org/index.htm Represents African American physicians and health professionals in the United States. Promotes the collective interests of physicians and patients of African descent. http://www.nmanet.org/ Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:12:25 CST http://www.nmanet.org/ Provides information about health literacy for health care providers, patients, employers, and the media and includes brochures in English and Spanish. Lists questions to ask a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist and tips to better understand personal health. -- Pfizer http://askmethree.org/ Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:59:55 CST http://askmethree.org/ Summarize issues and challenges related to services for African American children and families, identifies effective service delivery strategies for local systems of care, and develop recommendations for policy and technical assistance. -- National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/SpecialForums/Services%20for%20African%20American%20Children%20and%20Families.pdf Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:29:33 CST http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/SpecialForums/Services%20for%20African%20American%20Children%20and%20Families.pdf A national collaborative partnership, managed by refugee health professionals, whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees. http://rhin.org/ Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:04:23 CST http://rhin.org/ Summarizes the existing programs and what states have done to address the issues regarding medical interpreter services. -- Connecticut Health Foundation http://www.cthealth.org/matriarch/documents/4%2027%2007%20final%20interp%20models%20brief.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:30:50 CST http://www.cthealth.org/matriarch/documents/4%2027%2007%20final%20interp%20models%20brief.pdf Provides policy and practice recommendations to promote the use of language access practices that ensure interpretation, confidentiality, adherence to medical ethics standards, while discouraging the use of inappropriate methods. http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/language_access_solutions.pdf Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:31:03 CST http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/language_access_solutions.pdf Provides information and resources about cultural competence and how it applies to HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB prevention. -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/population/culture.asp Mon, 21 May 2007 17:13:34 CST http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/population/culture.asp Reports on a national study of resident physicians in their final year of training regarding the preparedness to care for patients from racial and ethnic minorities and from diverse cultures. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/1026_Betancourt_resident_MDs_preparedness_provide_cross-cultural_care.pdf Wed, 09 May 2007 13:41:19 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/1026_Betancourt_resident_MDs_preparedness_provide_cross-cultural_care.pdf Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of cultural competency, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000056/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:17:08 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000056/ A guidebook that identifies how effective, culturally appropriate services can be provided by professionals who have mastered culturally sensitive attitudes, skills, and behaviors. Designed for use by providers of services to racially and ethnically diverse older populations. -- Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/prof/adddiv/cultural/CC-guidebook.pdf Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:04:11 CST http://www.aoa.gov/prof/adddiv/cultural/CC-guidebook.pdf This video takes you to Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts and to Phoenix Children's Hospital, where medically trained interpreter services are making a critical contribution to improving safety and clinical outcomes for patients who speak or understand little English. http://www.speakingtogether.org/5667/179591 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:07:53 CST http://www.speakingtogether.org/5667/179591 An instrument for measuring cultural competence in the undergraduate medical school curriculum. Website provides guidelines and a resource guide to assist with TACCT implementation. -- Association of American Medical Colleges http://www.aamc.org/meded/tacct/start.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:00:03 CST http://www.aamc.org/meded/tacct/start.htm