Cultural Competence

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Maria Eraña and Lourdes Oliva Medina of Radio Bilingüe get the word out to Latina and Mixteca women about early cancer detection. View video
Professional interpreters call this new PSA from the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators "Excellent" "Very powerful" "Brilliant."  Produced by Fluency. View video
On August 14, 2010, the Penn Asian Health Initiatives (PAHI) partnered with Boat People SOS (BPSOS), a refugee-serving national non-profit, to host an exciting event... View video
On August 14, 2010, the Penn Asian Health Initiatives (PAHI) partnered with Boat People SOS (BPSOS), a refugee-serving national non-profit, to host an exciting event... read more
The major bills now pending before Congress include a number of key provisions that could either directly or indirectly have an impact on reducing health... read more
Though best known as the local cable access TV network, the St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) has received a $1.4 million federal grant to help... read more
My main reluctance to getting health care in this country is the English language, and I suspect thousands of Latinos—especially those who aren't fully bilingual—might... read more
Los medios y la salud is a resource on media literacy skills that examines tobacco, alcohol, and food marketing. It includes a discussion and activities... read more
We have all heard health statistics—and then promptly forgotten them.  We have all experienced powerful emotions during medical encounters that have prevented us from asking the “right” questions... read more
This hour long program provides mental health information for Somalis and organizations working with Somalis. Through storytelling it encourages Somalis to seek resources. English subtitles... View video
Elder Atum Azzahir is Executive Director of the Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which works to "unleash the power of citizens to... read more
By the middle of the twenty-first century, non-Hispanic whites will comprise a numerical minority of the population. The U.S. will be a minority-majority. Challenges presented... read more
Help build an online database of cultural competence resources in health care. From Julia Puebla Fortier of DiversityRx: The challenge: Tell the world about your favorite... read more
Our Stories, Our Health produced this video for community health education workshops in Philadelphia. Vietnamese elders tell their personal stories of dealing with this health... View video
Our Stories, Our Health produced this video for community health education workshops in Philadelphia. Vietnamese elders tell their personal stories of dealing with this health... View video
Our Stories, Our Health produced this video for use in community health education workshops with Vietnamese elders in Philadelphia. Vietnamese immigrants tell their personal experiences... View video
The language of medicine is difficult to understand, even for native English speakers. The names of diseases, medication instructions, and general hospital systems are confusing,... read more
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Laura Cabral returns for her third year with SALUD. Some of my clearest memories from SALUD consist of sitting in the room outside of Ms. Unzueta’s... read more
In treating immigrant patients, Dr. Danielle Ofri acts as a social worker and counselor as much as she does a doctor. read more
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(Nicky Trasvina spoke at the November 11 Launch of a unique social media campaign designed by members of La Colectiva de Mujeres of La Raza... read more
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