Caring Community - Multi-Cultural

Care of Dying

Sat, 11 Sep 2004 09:35:28 -0700

A Portland Catholic health care coalition dedicated to promoting cultural change that embraces supportive care, compassionate relief of suffering and pain, and symptom management for helping people live with life-threatening illness. "We recognize a better death is possible." Excellent research reports and outcomes in cultural diversity and palliative care.

Community Network for Appropriate Technologies

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:58:58 -0800

Overview

The Community Network for Appropriate Technologies was incorporated in 1978 as a federally recognized nonprofit, tax-exempt educational and charitable organization. Susan Keller, Executive Director and Principal Planner, founded the Community Network based on principles which she developed and employed in the Midwest while facilitating creation of a nationally prominent library council.

The general focus of our work is the development of cooperative working relationships within individual organizations, and across organizational and political boundaries. Our overall goal is the development of programs, services, and organizations that are socially, economically, and ecologically sound.

Como Mejorar el Cuidado Paliativo: Podemos mejorar el cuidado de personas con cancer

Thu, 9 Sep 2004 20:44:14 -0700

[How To Improve Palliative Care: Improving The Care Of Cancer Patients]

This report defines the major barriers that keep people from receiving excellent palliative care, as needed, throughout the course of their illness with cancer and recommends a series of steps forward. Institute of Medicine National Research Council of the National Academies 2003; Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Translated by California Family Health Council, Inc.

Obtain from: National Academies Press Publications. Listed for $9. Can be read on-line with no charge.

Diversity Rx

Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:11:14 -0700

Promoting language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities.

Model Operations Project: working with culturally diverse communities (pdf)

Sun, 5 Sep 2004 17:59:23 -0700

The focus of this project was to learn about the experiences of persons living with life-threatening illness and how communities use their assets and capacities to provide a supportive environment. Researchers were especially interested in learning about these experiences and supportive communities from members of culturally diverse communities.

National Resource Center on Diversity in End-of-Life Care

Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:15:49 -0700

The National Resource Center on Diversity in End-of-Life Care (NRCD) is committed to improving the provision of and access to quality culturally appropriate care for all individuals with terminal illnesses.

Understanding the Health Culture of Recent Immigrants

Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:08:42 -0700

Understanding the Health Culture of Recent Immigrants to the United States: A Cross-Cultural Maternal Health Information Catalog. From the American Public Health Association.

This maternal health information catalog focuses on the unique maternal health cultures of three main regions of the world from which immigrants to the U.S. frequently come. These regions include Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Within each region, a country is showcased by a case study. Country Case Studies have been selected based on three criteria: (1) a significant proportion of U.S. immigrants are from that country, according to the U.S.