Domestic Workers in San Francisco Find Their Power
January 12, 2012 | Program Result
Through the Domestic Worker Safety & Dignity project in New Routes to Community Health, Latinas in San Francisco found voice and power.
Cultural, Gender, Racial, Religious and Ethnic Barriers
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Somali Group in Minnesota Tackles Tough Issues
January 12, 2012 | Program Result
In Minnesota, as part of New Routes to Community Health, local partners produced radio and TV shows tackling the foremost health concerns of Somali refugees: mental health, sexually transmitted diseases, and relations between teens and parents.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Quality of Health Care
September 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
This synthesis presents findings on the size and causes of racial and ethnic disparities in access to care.
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.
Getting Detailed Information from Surveys of 14 Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups on Health Care Discrimination and the Health Care System
June 3, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health conducted two telephone surveys of randomly selected U.S. adults representing 14 racial and ethnic minority groups, plus White Americans, in 2006 and 2007.
Measures of Access to Health Care Need for Hispanics to Reflect Cultural Differences
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
During 1999 and 2000, Claudia L. Schur, PhD, and researchers at Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) examined the role and implications of cultural bias in a commonly used measure of access to health care, particularly as it is applied to different subgroups of the Hispanic population.
New Routes to Community Health
January 12, 2012 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2011, New Routes to Community Health brought together immigrant-led groups, local media organizations, and community institutions in eight cities to use storytelling and media making to address health concerns of immigrants and refugees.
Building Knowledge of Minority Populations to Address Disparities in Health and Health Care
December 12, 2011 | Program Result
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.
After Katrina - Combating Mental Illness
April 15, 2011 | Program Result
From 2007 to 2010, the Rapid Evaluation and Action for Community Health in New Orleans, Louisiana (REACH NOLA) tackled the city's mental health crisis through its Health and Resilience Project.
State Policy-Makers Learn About Immigrants' Access to Health Care
March 1, 1999 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1997, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) conducted research, produced publications and conferences, and provided technical assistance to state governments on the issue of immigrant access to health care.