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Health Care Reform
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Patient-Centered Care
Health Care Disparities
Demographic Data
Language Access
Cultural Competency
Health Workforce Diversity
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
Category Archives: Cultural Competency: Training
Office for Minority Health: Compendium of State-Level Activities and Legislation on National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) has published a compendium of state-sponsored activities and an interactive map listing state legislative activities implementing its National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). … Continue reading
Health Research and Education Trust: Diversity in Health Care
The Health Research and Education Trust of the American Hospital Association has published these six case studies describing how hospitals and health systems have implemented principles of diversity and inclusion at their health care organizations. The health care organizations profiled … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Competency, Cultural Competency: Training, Demographic Data, Demographic Data: Gender Identity, Demographic Data: Language Need, Demographic Data: Race and Ethnicity, Demographic Data: Sexual Orientation, Health Care Disparities, Health Care Disparities: Effective Interventions, Health Care Disparities: Stakeholders Engaged, Health Status Disparities, Health Workforce Diversity, Language Access, Language Access: Best Practices, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health, Social Determinants of Health
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American Academy of Pediatrics: Toolkit on Culturally Effective Care
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has an online toolkit on culturally effective care. The toolkit is grounded in the 2004 AAP policy statement on culturally effective care. The toolkit chapters address the following topics: Chapter 1: What Is Culturally … Continue reading
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Requires Mandatory Cultural Competency Training on LGBT Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2011 HHC Will Adopt Mandatory Cultural Competence Training for Staff to Improve the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender New Yorkers First Public Healthcare System in U.S. to Mandate Comprehensive Training Program to Address LGBT … Continue reading
Resources to Advance Patient-Centeredness and Health Equity
I have compiled key publications and resources on some current topics in health care policy. Below are descriptions of the key topic areas, which also can be accessed using the menu on the right side of this page. Health Care … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Competency, Cultural Competency: Assessments, Cultural Competency: Curricula, Cultural Competency: Evaluation, Cultural Competency: Frameworks, Cultural Competency: Training, Demographic Data, Demographic Data: Gender Identity, Demographic Data: Language Need, Demographic Data: Race and Ethnicity, Demographic Data: Sexual Orientation, Health Care Disparities, Health Care Disparities: Effective Interventions, Health Care Disparities: Stakeholders Engaged, Health Care Disparities: The Evidence of Disparities, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform: Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Reform: Advancing Equity, Health Care Reform: Comparative Effectiveness Research, Health Care Reform: General Analysis, Health Care Reform: Medical Homes, Health Care Reform: Payment Reform, Health Care Reform: Quality Improvement, Health Care Reform: Workforce Development, Health Information Technology, Health Information Technology: Meaningful Use, Health Information Technology: Mobile Health, Health Information Technology: Personal Health Records, Health Literacy, Health Workforce Diversity, Health Workforce Diversity: Building the Demand Side, Health Workforce Diversity: Pipelines and pathways, Health Workforce Diversity: Who is Underrepresented, Language Access, Language Access: Best Practices, Language Access: Certification, Language Access: Government Funding, Language Access: Making the Case, Language Access: Standards, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health, Patient-Centeredness, The iBau Blog
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Side-by-Side Analysis of Equity Provisions in Final Senate and House Health Care Reform Bills
This is my side-by-side analysis of the provisions in the final Senate and House health reform bills related to equity, health disparities, demographic data, language access, cultural competency, health workforce diversity and community health.
Posted in Author, Cultural Competency, Cultural Competency: Training, Demographic Data, Demographic Data: Language Need, Demographic Data: Race and Ethnicity, Health Care Disparities, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform: Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Reform: Advancing Equity, Health Care Reform: Comparative Effectiveness Research, Health Care Reform: General Analysis, Health Care Reform: Medical Homes, Health Care Reform: Payment Reform, Health Care Reform: Quality Improvement, Health Care Reform: Workforce Development, Health Status Disparities, Health Workforce Diversity, Health Workforce Diversity: Pipelines and pathways, Healthy Neighborhoods and Communities, Ignatius Bau: Ignatius' Consultant Services, Ignatius Bau: Policy Analysis, Language Access, Patient-Centeredness, Prevention, Social Determinants of Health
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Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies: Advancing Health Equity for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patient Populations
This is a comprehensive analysis of the equity-related provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act published by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Link to Original Source
Posted in Cultural Competency, Cultural Competency: Training, Demographic Data, Demographic Data: Language Need, Demographic Data: Race and Ethnicity, Health Care Disparities, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform: Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Reform: Advancing Equity, Health Care Reform: Comparative Effectiveness Research, Health Care Reform: General Analysis, Health Care Reform: Medical Homes, Health Care Reform: Payment Reform, Health Care Reform: Quality Improvement, Health Care Reform: Workforce Development, Health Status Disparities, Health Workforce Diversity, Health Workforce Diversity: Pipelines and pathways, Healthy Neighborhoods and Communities, Prevention, Social Determinants of Health
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Summit Health Institute for Research and Education: Health Equity Activist Guide to the PPACA
This is a useful analysis of the equity-related provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act prepared by the Summit Health Institute for Research and Education. Link to Original Source
Posted in Cultural Competency, Cultural Competency: Training, Demographic Data, Demographic Data: Language Need, Demographic Data: Race and Ethnicity, Health Care Disparities, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform: Advancing Equity, Health Care Reform: General Analysis, Health Care Reform: Medical Homes, Health Care Reform: Quality Improvement, Health Care Reform: Workforce Development, Health Status Disparities, Health Workforce Diversity, Health Workforce Diversity: Pipelines and pathways, Healthy Neighborhoods and Communities, Prevention, Social Determinants of Health
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Worlds Apart Videos
These video vignettes have been used by medical and other health professional schools to educate and train students on cross-cultural communication and interactions. They were filmed by Dr. Maren Grainger-Mosen, a physician, and document the experiences and perspectives of four … Continue reading
California Dental Pipeline Program Toolkit for Treating Culturally Diverse Patients
This toolkit was developed by the California Dental Pipeline Program, a collaborative of all five dental schools in California. The toolkit addresses issues of interpretation services, signage/wayfinding, patient information and other resources to improve the treatment of culturally diverse dental … Continue reading
