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Think Cultural Health
Think Cultural Health, a website sponsored by the Office of Minority Health, offers the latest resources and tools to promote cultural competency in health care. You may access free online courses accredited for continuing education credit as well as supplementary tools to help you and your organization promote respectful, understandable, and effective care to your increasingly diverse patients.
Help your Clients Understand
It is important for organizations and individuals worldwide to promote understandable health information. Check out the resources on www.healthliteracymonth.org.
Are you interested in staff-training in the area of Health Literacy? Call CFHC at 1-800-428-5438 and ask to be connected for Veronica Estrella Murillo at extension 3213 or Donna Bell Sanders at extension 7020. Link to http://www.healthed.org/Consulting/Training.htm
Check out the online module entitled Helping Your Clients Understand: Improving Health Communication in your Family PACT practice on Family PACT’s website. It’s a great resource for family planning settings.
Get More Training on Health Literacy
Want to learn more about meeting the needs of clients with low health literacy? Check out Unified Health Communication 101, a free online training course from the US HRSA.
The course is designed for anyone who provides health services and information. It includes modules on:
- Health Communication
- Health Literacy
- Cultural Competency
- Limited English Proficiency
The course takes about 5 hours and includes interactive exercises, video vignettes, and knowledge checks. Participants can also receive course credit (CEU/CE, CHES, CME, CNE).
Click here to learn more about this resource.
If you are interested in having an in-person training on Health Literacy at your organization, contact CFHC. We can design and implement a program tailored to meet the specific needs of your organization. Click here to find out more or contact training@cfhc.org.
