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Fifth National Conference on
Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations

Building the Essential Link between Quality, Cultural Competence, and Disparities Reduction

October 17-20, 2006
Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, Washington

Presented by
Drexel University School of Public Health Center for Health Equality

Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health

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Presented By
Drexel University School of Public Health Center for Health Equality
Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health

In Collaboration With
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Washington Health Foundation
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

2006 Conference Sponsors

Blue Shield of California Foundation
The California Endowment
The California HealthCare Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
The Commonwealth Fund
Fleischman-Hillard Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
National Association of Public Hospitals & Health Systems
Network Omni Multilingual Communications
Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region X
Pfizer Inc
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg
The Washington Health Foundation


Founding Sponsors

  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, USDHHS
  • The California Endowment
  • The California HealthCare Foundation
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, USDHHS
  • The Commonwealth Fund
  • The National Association of Public Hospitals & Health Systems
  • Office of Minority Health, USDHHS
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
National Advisory Group
The Access Project
Cathy Dunham
Aetna
Cheryl Pegus
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, USDHHS
Cindy Brach
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Ruth Browne
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Ho L. Tran
Association of Academic Health Centers
Ryan Mrazik
Association of American Medical Colleges
Charles Terrell
California Association of Public Hospitals
Wendy Jameson
California Department of Health Services
Melba Hinojosa
The California Endowment
Ignatius Bau
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Ellen Wu
California Primary Care Association
Vivian Huang
California State University, Northridge
Beatriz Solis
California Wellness Foundation
Saba Brelvi
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Constance Martin
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Jacqueline Harley
The Commonwealth Fund
Anne Beal
Community Voices for Immigrant Health Project
Luella Penserga
Cultural Horizons, Inc.
Nancy Lang
Cultures in the Clinic
Jean Gilbert
Drexel University School of Public Health
John Rich
Families USA
Rea Pañares
Health Research and Educational Trust, AHA
Romana Hasnain-Wynia
Integrated Clinical Services Highmark, Inc.
Rhonda Johnson
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Amy Wilson-Stronks
Kaiser Permanente
Nilda Chong, John Edmiston & Gayle Tang
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
Lupe Alonzo-Diaz
LA County Department of Health Services
Miya Iwataki
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Carlessia Hussein
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
Edward Martinez
National Business Group on Health
Ron Finch
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Lok Wong
National Council on Interpretation in Health Care
Wilma Alvarado Little
National Health Law Program
Doreena Wong & Mara Youdelman
National Hispanic Medical Association
Elena Rios
National Quality Forum
Fatema Salam
Office for Civil Rights, USDHHS
Michael Leoz
Office of Minority Health, USDHHS
Guadalupe Pacheco
The Opportunity Agenda
Brian Smedley
Pfizer Inc
Charlene Landis, Joel Rosenquist & Jason Spangler
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Michael Painter
Sanofi-Aventis
Monica White
SUNY Stony Brook
Carlos Vidal
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Robert Like
Verizon Communications
Audrietta C. Izlar
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Barbara Sabol
Wind Hollow Foundation
Theda McPheron Keel

Local Planning Committee & Conference Partners

A Territory Resource Foundation
American College of Physicians
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts
California Health Care Safety Net Institute
Center for Health Care Strategies
Center for Multicultural Health
Central Area Motivation Program
Central Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center
CHOICE Health Networks
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Downtown Public Health Center, Seattle Washington
Foundation for Health Care Quality
Harborview Medical Center
Latino Coalition for Healthy California
Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Association
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
NetworkOmni Multilingual Communications
North West Justice Project
Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society
Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic
Office of Civil Rights, Region X
Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region X
Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority
Pfizer Health Solutions
Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers
Qualis Health
Renton Technical College
Seattle Indian Health Board
SUNY Albany, Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities
Swedish Medical Center
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
University of Washington, School of Medicine
University of Washington, School of Public Health
Urban Indian Health Institute
USDHHS, Office for Civil Rights Region X
Washington Health Foundation
Washington State Department of Health
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

 

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