Rural cultural competence and limited english proficiency resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/culture/ Contains eight modules about community health worker programs, how the programs work and how to use community health workers in the local community. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/communityhealth/chw/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:01:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/communityhealth/chw/ Basic information to help health care professionals work with an interpreter when providing health care. -- Cross Cultural Health Care Program http://www.xculture.org/files/Guidelines%20for%20Providing%20Health%20Care%20Services%20through%20an%20Interpreter.pdf Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:18:23 CST http://www.xculture.org/files/Guidelines%20for%20Providing%20Health%20Care%20Services%20through%20an%20Interpreter.pdf Highlights a method for providing respectful, inclusive and sensitive services for any diverse community. Consists of a four-step process and a questionnaire that assists professionals, volunteers and grassroots advocates with every stage of program planning, implementation and service delivery for older adult communities, their families and caregivers, including rural populations. -- Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/DOCS/AoA_DiversityToolkit_full.pdf Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:11:06 CST http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/DOCS/AoA_DiversityToolkit_full.pdf The Humana Foundation supports charitable activities that promote healthy lives and communities. -- Humana Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:36:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 Provides customized funding searches focused on minority health and related issues (1.800.444.6472). Includes information to support grant writing activities and lists links to government and private funding sources. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=1 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:07:06 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=1 Provides implementation strategies and resources both statewide and regionally to address the four mandated Language Access Services Standards. -- New Mexico Department of Health Division of Policy and Performance http://nmdohcc.org/files/DR-CLAS%20instrument%20final%208-18-09.pdf Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:23:42 CST http://nmdohcc.org/files/DR-CLAS%20instrument%20final%208-18-09.pdf Addresses effective strategies of health communication with Latino/Hispanic audiences. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/pdf/hispanic_latinos_insight.pdf Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:32:18 CST http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/pdf/hispanic_latinos_insight.pdf Lists contact information for regional AHECs by state. AHEC's (Area Health Education Centers) work to recruit, train and retain health professionals committed to underserved populations. -- National Area Health Education Center Organization http://www.nationalahec.org/Directory/AHECDirectory.asp Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:35:33 CST http://www.nationalahec.org/Directory/AHECDirectory.asp Source of health information on several topics in many languages and multiple formats. -- National Library of Medicine http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:59:11 CST http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ Website in Spanish to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.cuidadodesalud.gov/enes/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:13:54 CST http://www.cuidadodesalud.gov/enes/ Provides methods for hospitals to begin or improve upon their efforts to integrate concepts that will ensure that all patients receive the same high quality care. -- Joint Commission http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/ARoadmapforHospitalsfinalversion727.pdf Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:07:06 CST http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/ARoadmapforHospitalsfinalversion727.pdf Identifies how health reform presents an opportunity to address fundamental inequities in the health care system and among communities by helping to reduce racial and ethnic disparities. -- Families USA http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/health-reform/reducing-racial-disparities-2010.pdf Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:59:04 CST http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/health-reform/reducing-racial-disparities-2010.pdf Works to uphold the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans, particularly some of the most vulnerable members of our society. Division enforces federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, religion, familial status and national origin. http://www.justice.gov/crt/index.php Fri, 07 May 2010 15:56:56 CST http://www.justice.gov/crt/index.php Offers primary care practices a way to assess their services for health literacy considerations, raise awareness of the entire staff, and work on specific areas. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/literacy/ Fri, 07 May 2010 09:15:24 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/literacy/ Web-based training to educate public health professionals on the importance of health literacy and their role in providing health information and services and promoting public health literacy. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/GetTraining.html Wed, 05 May 2010 15:08:39 CST http://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/GetTraining.html Two tools in English and Spanish to measure an aspect of health literacy: an individuals' reading comprehension in a medical context. These tools can be used for research, clinical, or program planning purposes. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/sahlsatool.htm Wed, 05 May 2010 15:02:40 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/sahlsatool.htm Guides offering approaches to defining cultural needs in managed care and developing appropriate services for them. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/cultcomp.htm Wed, 05 May 2010 14:28:22 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/cultcomp.htm Serves to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ Wed, 05 May 2010 14:01:59 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ Provides information, training and other resources on cultural competency. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=3 Tue, 04 May 2010 16:56:25 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=3 Presents findings from a survey conducted by researchers at George Washington University and supported by funding from the California Endowment to learn more about the individuals in a hospital setting who interact with patients who speak a language other than English. -- George Washington University Department of Health Policy http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/Publications/By_Topic/Culturally_Competent_Health_Systems/Language_Access/Talking%20with%20Patients.pdf Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:36:24 CST http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/Publications/By_Topic/Culturally_Competent_Health_Systems/Language_Access/Talking%20with%20Patients.pdf Reports on a 2008 HSC Health Tracking Physician Survey the steps they and their practices have taken to reduce language and cultural barriers and generate information at the practice level to improve care for minority patients. -- Center for Studying Health System Change http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/1113/1113.pdf Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:54:44 CST http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/1113/1113.pdf Report focuses on how academic health centers in the United States should commit to the goal of eliminating racial disparities in health care as part of their mission to preparing future generations of physicians to provide the highest quality care for the U.S. population including rural. -- Association of American Medical Colleges http://www.easttexasahec.org/Portals/0/AAMC%20report-hlth%20disparities.pdf Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:55:14 CST http://www.easttexasahec.org/Portals/0/AAMC%20report-hlth%20disparities.pdf Overviews health literacy issues and provides access to additional health literacy resources. Includes access to "Unified Health Communication" course, which can be taken for credit (CEU/CE, CHES, CME, CNE) or not for credit and addresses health literacy, cultural competency and patient communication skills. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/healthliteracy/index.html Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:49:53 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/healthliteracy/index.html Provides information and tools to improve health literacy and public health. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:18:15 CST http://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/ Outlines the preparedness challenges for people with disabilities and other at-risk groups, describes the information and communications technologies being used by healthcare providers and consumers, and gives examples of ways state governments and local communities are using technology to reach those who are most at risk. -- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/Public-Health-At-Risk-Populations.pdf Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:14:12 CST http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/Public-Health-At-Risk-Populations.pdf A study addressing the research suggesting a link between the use of a professional interpreter during ED visits and higher levels of patient and provider satisfaction. -- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/pdfs/health/trained_interpreters_IB.pdf Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:13:33 CST http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/pdfs/health/trained_interpreters_IB.pdf Free, online educational program accredited for nurses and social workers to help meet the cultural and linguistic needs of an increasingly diverse patient population. -- HHS Office of Minority Health https://ccnm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:55:09 CST https://ccnm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/ A free online educational program designed for first responders of disaster preparedness and crisis response including emergency medical technicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. -- HHS Office of Minority Health https://cccdpcr.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:20:49 CST https://cccdpcr.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/ Provides a list and discussion of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care as issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health (OMH) to ensure that all people entering the health care system receive equitable and effective treatment in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. These standards are proposed as a means to correct inequities that currently existin the provision of health services and to make these services more responsive to theindividual needs of all patients/consumers. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdf/checked/finalreport.pdf Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:27:35 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdf/checked/finalreport.pdf Serves as an Internet portal to identified quality multi-lingual health education documents and as a receptacle for health documents created by Heartland's Refugee Health Programs. -- Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights http://palantir.lib.uic.edu/nahip/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:29:11 CST http://palantir.lib.uic.edu/nahip/