Diversity Rx Blog - Director's Notes

Families in Global Transition: Cross cultural health care for expats

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on March 11, 2016 at 01:32 am

I'm in Amsterdam this week, attending the conference of Families in Global Transition.

DiversityRx in the news: Japan health study

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on October 12, 2015 at 04:21 am

DiversityRx was on national TV in Japan, presenting the first results of a national survey of foreigners' experience with the Japanese health system. The study looks at what linguistic and cultural challenges arise when seeking health care and what strategies are used to address them.

Survey highlights include:

Nominate an immigrant innovator as a Champion of Change

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on May 10, 2013 at 02:31 pm

In just a few weeks, the White House Office of Public Engagement will host a Champions of Change event focused on immigrant innovators and entrepreneurs – the best and brightest from around the world who are helping create American jobs, grow our economy, and make our nation more competitive.

Let's nominate someone from the world of cross cultural health care!

We need your input -- pilot test global standards for culturally competent care!

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on May 21, 2012 at 05:42 pm

We are looking for health care organizations that can pilot test a tool to improve the accessibility, utilization and quality of health care for migrants and ethnic minorities.

We'd like to hear about your work!

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on May 12, 2012 at 01:15 am

Do you have a health program or research project on culturally diverse patient populations that you'd like to share with your colleagues?

The Globalized Patient: conference presentation in Taiwan

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on April 12, 2012 at 07:25 pm

I'm at the International Health Promoting Hospitals conference in Taipei, Taiwan this week and for the first time, immigrant and minority health was on the agenda for a plenary session. I was very pleased to give the presentation "The Globalized Patient: Adapting Health Systems for Mobile, Migrant and Minority Populations."

Vote for Multicultural Health -- April 10-13, 2012

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on April 10, 2012 at 06:53 pm

Help put multicultural health on the list of the 20 great challenges facing health care!

Updates From Around the World

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on December 07, 2011 at 12:37 pm

From conferences to standards development to community language resources, the field of diversity and health is active around the world. Here is a sample:

Using peer groups to support behavior change: tell us your stories

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on April 14, 2011 at 04:10 pm

On April 28, 2011, DiversityRx will be hosting a webinar, The Power of Peers: How Social Groups Can Drive Behavior Change for Health -- A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tina Rosenberg