The Diabetes Initiative
April 19, 2010 | Program Result Report
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
Cultural Competence
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Empowering Black Patients to Take a More Active Role in Their Health Care
February 18, 2010 | Program Result Report
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine tested whether using hand-held computers to answer questions about their health status empowered African-American patients to take a more active role in their health care.
Raising the Flag for Community Health Workers
January 26, 2010 | Program Result Report
From 2006 to 2009, staff members at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, worked to raise the profile and influence of community health workers in the health care system and among policy-makers.
Overcoming Language Barriers to Care
January 1, 2010 | Book
In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, a free-lance journalist and former investigative reporter looks at Hablamos Juntos, examining its conceptual bases, observing the program in action, and offering some thoughts—based in part on the evaluation of the program—on the challenges to language-access programs and possible ways of overcoming them.
Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations is Subject of 2008 Conference
December 9, 2009 | Program Result Report
Drexel University School of Public Health hosted the Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations. The aim was to support practitioners and advance the field through innovation, policy and research.
Testing a New Model of Health Care Interpreter
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Inova, a not-for-profit health care system based in northern Virginia that includes hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers and other health-related organizations, established the role of the patient navigator to meet their needs.
Developing a Telephone Contact Center for Spanish-Speaking Health Plan Members
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Through Hablamos Juntos, Molina saw an opportunity to pilot "TeleSalud," an in-house telephone contact center where Spanish-speaking members could access health care advice 24 hours a day.
Creating a Video-Medical Spanish Interpreting System in Six Rural Nebraska Counties
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
The participating hospitals were connected to a videoconferencing system through a new statewide communications network known as the Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network.
Meetings of Refugee Health Coordinators Create the Refugee Health Information Network
October 29, 2009 | Program Result Report
RWJF funded two meetings convened by the Center for Public Service Communications (CPSC), which led to the creation of the Refugee Health Information Network.
Studying State Legislation of Cultural and Linguistic Competence
October 21, 2009 | Program Result Report
The National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University analyzed efforts by 14 states to integrate cultural and/or linguistic competence into curricula, continuing education and licensure requirements for health and mental health care professionals.