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Video Lectures from the University of Wisconsin on Cultural Issues

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You will find many videos related to cultural awareness, diversity, and related issues by using the search tool.

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African American or Black, Children/Youth, Clinical Interactions, Organizational Cultural Competence, Policy, Video/DVD, Video/DVD, Website, Indigenous/Tribal, Presentation, Quality Improvement, Multicultural/Mixed Populations, White, LGBTQ, Culturally Competent Care

Ethnomed Website: Four Star Resource

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EthnoMed contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and related topics pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world. Its own large database is a collection of resources and information related to cross-cultural and refugee health topics, including refugee screening.

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African American or Black, Clinical Interactions, Interpreter Practices and Training, American Indian or Alaska Native, Language Services, Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Website, Asian American, Patient Education and Support, Translation, Community Education, Hispanic/Latino, Multicultural/Mixed Populations, Patient Safety, Care Management, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White, Cultural Competence 101

MedEd Portal

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Model curricula have been disseminated for years through AAMC’s MedEdPortal (MEP), a free, online, searchable, peer-reviewed publication service and repository for medical and oral health teaching materials, assessment tools, and faculty development resources (https://www.mededportal.org/).

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Health Matters in San Francisco

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This project is designed to provide a clear and dynamic path forward in promoting the health priorities of San Francisco.  The Community Benefit Partnership has taken steps to:

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Website, Asian American, Community Education, Hispanic/Latino, Community Engagement, Multicultural/Mixed Populations

U-Health: Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Outcomes

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This partnership is the first-ever coalition of university presidents and the AAMC focusing jointly on driving health equity by transforming their institutions’ efforts to shape the health workforce.

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Academic, coalition, coalition building, Community, Website, Workforce Diversity, Quality Improvement, Multicultural/Mixed Populations

Healthcare Communities

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HealthcareCommunities.org (HC) is a web-based knowledge management system that provides multiple means for the healthcare quality improvement community to share knowledge and contribute to each others’ QI work. It features links to other resources and administers private groups that have common clinical and operational interests. 

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clinical care, hospital, peer group, Website, Quality Improvement, Community Engagement

Ten Health Videos for Chinese Seniors (In Mandarin and English)

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The ten project videos produced during the New Routes initiative help Chinese American seniors overcome cultural, language, and navigational barriers so they may communicate effectively with their adult children caretakers and health care providers. The media was designed to help them navigate the U.S. health care system.

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Chinese, Clinical Interactions, Mandarin, Video/DVD, Video/DVD, Website, Asian American, Elderly, Patient Education and Support, Community Education, Immigrants

2009 American Community Survey and Census Data on the Foreign Born by State

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The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides data every year -- giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.

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demographic data, foreign born, immigrants, language identification, Organizational Cultural Competence, Patient Demographic Data, Website, Language Needs Assessment, Immigrants, Tool, Other Population Groups:, Language Access

AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange

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The Innovations Exchange aims to increase awareness of innovative strategies and activities among health care providers in a timely manner.

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implementation, innovations, Organizational Cultural Competence, Program & Project, Website, Government, Quality Improvement, Tool

Genetic Counseling Cultural Competence Toolkit

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The Genetic Counseling Cultural Competence Toolkit is a website and resource portal designed to provide information to members of the genetic counseling profession, students, and other interested health care providers and consumers.

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Clinical Interactions, genetic counseling, genetics, Interpreter Practices and Training, Continuing Education, Website, Course, Patient Education and Support, Tool, Culturally Competent Care, Cultural Competence Training, Language Access, Training & Education
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