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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

Plain Language Matters Blog

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This blog out of the Center for Plain Language focuses on plain language, a method of writing that makes materials quick and easy to understand for the intended audience.  This blog posts current information relevant for professionals implementing plain language in their organizations.  Topics include advocacy, finance, government, health care, legal, and plain writing laws.

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plain language, Language Services, Website, Assessment, Tool

Bringing Health Information to the Community

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This blog focuses on health information issues related to the community, especially underserved communities. Regular postings on health information in the areas of public health, minority health, community resources, funding, and more.

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blog, Clinical Interactions, library, Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Website, Patient Education and Support, Community Education, Tool, Culturally Competent Care, Cultural Competence 101

DATA2010: The Healthy People 2010 Database

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DATA2010 is an interactive database system developed by staff of the Division of Health Promotion Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics, and contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010. Data are included for all the objectives and subgroups identified in the Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health.

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Organizational Cultural Competence, public health data, Patient Demographic Data, Program & Project, Website, Government, Tool
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