Radio Bilingue Develops Health Programming and Plans a Health Desk
January 23, 2009 | Program Results Report
Radio Bilingue produced a body of health programming and developed a strategic plan for creating a health desk to expand its health focus.
Barriers to care: language and literacy
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Health Gaps
August 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
In the U.S., life expectancy and other health status measures vary dramatically depending on factors, such as race, gender, educational attainment, and ZIP code. This brief reviews recent research on health disparities.
Cultural Competency Training and Performance Reports to Improve Diabetes Care for Black Patients
January 5, 2010 | Journal Article
Increasing clinician awareness of racial disparities and improving communication may enhance diabetes care among Black patients. This study evaluated the effect of cultural competency training and performance feedback for primary care clinicians on diabetes care for Black patients.
Hispanics and Health Care in the United States
January 1, 2008 | Report
This survey of the Hispanic population in the U.S. finds that a majority of Latinos are satisfied with the health care they receive, see a physician regularly, and obtain some of their health care information from media including television.
Building Knowledge of Minority Populations to Address Disparities in Health and Health Care
December 12, 2011 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center and a multicultural research network managed by the University of California, Los Angeles, studied disparities in health and access to care in Latino and other minority populations.
The Community Tool Box
June 20, 2011 | Program Results Report
The free web-based Community Tool Box is designed to promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas and resources. It is available in English and Spanish.
Spanish-Language Radio Broadcasts Health News Coverage
January 12, 2004 | Program Results Report
From 1992 to 1998, Radio Bilingue used funds from RWJF and other sources to maintain a health desk and produce health programming and public service messages.
Online, Interactive Web Site Helps New York City Counselors and Residents Navigate Medicare System
April 27, 2004 | Program Results Report
From 2002 to 2003, the Medicare Rights Center, New York, created and began pilot testing Medicare Interactive, a comprehensive online Medicare counseling, training and assistance system that primarily helps community-based agencies access health care benefits and services for their elderly and disabled clients.
Community Health Promoters Reach Medically Underserved
January 28, 2003 | Program Results Report
From late 1997 to the end of 2000, the Esperanza Community Housing Corporation provided internships for bilingual residents of a low-income neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles who had been trained as professional community health promoters. Esperanza developed the health-promoter training program to increase access to health and health care information, and...
Pediatric Visits Promote Early Childhood Literacy and Enhance Language Development in 1,400 Practices
June 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
Boston University Medical Center expanded the Reach Out and Read program, which trains pediatric providers in counseling parents about reading to their children and provides practitioners with books to give them at well-child visits.