Workforce Diversity

Workforce Diversity: Training and recruiting to increase the diversity of health care organization staff and manage issues that arise in a multicultural work environment.

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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

National LGBT Cancer Network

Organizational Profile

The National LGBT Cancer Network addresses the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cancer survivors and those at risk through

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African American or Black, Community Based Organization, Health Professions School Programs, National, Organizational Cultural Competence, US - National, American Indian or Alaska Native, Continuing Education, Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Asian American, Curricula Development, Elderly, Patient Education and Support, Workforce Diversity, Assessment, Community Education, Hispanic/Latino, Community Engagement, Multicultural/Mixed Populations, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Immigrants, White, LGBTQ, Low Income, Cultural Competence Training, Cultural Competence 101

Universal Consensus

Organizational Profile

Universal Consensus is a multinational strategy consulting and cross cultural solutions training firm.

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African American or Black, Consulting Practice, Health Professions School Programs, Leadership Development, National, US - National, American Indian or Alaska Native, Continuing Education, State, Asian American, Curricula Development, Local, Workforce Diversity, Assessment, Hispanic/Latino, Quality Improvement, US - Southwest, Multicultural/Mixed Populations, Standards, US - California, Care Management, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Organizational Assessments and Measurement, White, Cultural Competence 101

Multicultural Organizational Development in Nonprofit Organizations

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What does it take to integrate cultural competence into the day-to-day operations of a community-based nonprofit organization? Once the work is started, how do you move it to the next level and sustain an ongoing process?

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community organizations, Leadership Development, nonprofit, Organizational Cultural Competence, organizational development, Race/Ethnicity:, Program & Project, Report, Workforce Diversity, Private Sector, Multicultural/Mixed Populations, Organizational Plans Policies and Management Strategies, Publication

Diversity Training v. Cultural Competency Training

Blog entry

We get some great discussions on our CLAS-talk email discussion list and occasionally we share them here. They have been edited for brevity and clarity.

Questions

What are the differences between diversity training and education in cultural competency? How are these terms used and why does it matter?

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Organizational Cultural Competence, Q&A, US - National, Patient Education and Support, Workforce Diversity, Cultural Competence Training, Language Access, Cultural Competence 101

UPAC-Elder Multicultural Access and Support Services Program

Organizational Profile

UPAC Elder Multicultural Access and Support Services (EMASS) Program is using a promotora model to reach out to unserved and underserved senior population (60 and older) from Latino, Filipino, African American and Somali (African Refugees) communities in the North, Central, and South Regions of San Diego County.  This Program is funded by the County of San Diego - Behavioral Health Service

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African American or Black, Clinical Interactions, Leadership Development, Non Profit Organization/Association, Organizational Cultural Competence, Race/Ethnicity:, Continuing Education, Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Patient Demographic Data, Asian American, Elderly, Local, Patient Education and Support, Translation, Workforce Diversity, Community Education, Community-Based Participatory Research, Health Literacy, Hispanic/Latino, Community Engagement, US - California, Advocacy, Care Management, Immigrants, LGBTQ, Culturally Competent Care, Low Income, Refugees, Cultural Competence Training, Language Access, Policy, Research

Cultural Friction Among Staff

Blog entry

Question

I have heard of a situation where there is some difficulty brewing (friction, lack of unity, etc.) among interpreters related to each others cultures.  Can anyone can share ideas, resources, or experiences concerning intraorganizational cultural understanding, competency, and awareness?

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Leadership Development, Q&A, Continuing Education, Workforce Diversity

Mexican Indigenous Languages

Blog entry

We get some great questions and responses in our CLAStalk email discussion list and occasionally we share them here with the permission of the authors. These have been edited for brevity, privacy, and clarity.

 

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Clinical Interactions, Interpreter Practices and Training, Kanjobal, Kiche, Lahu, Low German, Mam, Mayan, Mien, Mixteco, Q&A, Trique, US - National, Zapotec, Continuing Education, Language Services, Curricula Development, Workforce Diversity, Multicultural/Mixed Populations, US - California, US - Northeast, Culturally Competent Care, Canada, Cultural Competence Training, Central America, Language Access

Community Health Workers National Workforce Study

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This report describes a comprehensive national study of the community health worker (CHW) workforce. The 27-month research project utilized a survey of verified CHW employers in all 50 States, more in-depth interviews of employers and CHWs in 4 States, conducted a comprehensive review of the literature, and made national and State workforce estimates using databases from the Census and the U.S.

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community health workers, Organizational Cultural Competence, Report, Study Findings, Workforce Diversity, Publication, Research & Evaluation, Research

Cultural Competence in Health Care: Emerging Frameworks and Practical Approaches

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To provide a framework for discussion and examples of practical approaches to cultural competence, this report evaluates current definitions of cultural competence, identifies models of culturally competent care, and provides recommendations for implementing culturally competent interventions to improve the quality of health care.

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Organizational Cultural Competence, Patient Education and Support, Report, Workforce Diversity, Organizational Assessments and Measurement, Organizational Plans Policies and Management Strategies, Culturally Competent Care, Publication
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