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[HealthLiteracy 2067] Re: Universal Precautions Toolkit for Primary Care
David Pole
poledc at slu.eduTue Jun 10 09:39:27 EDT 2008
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I would be very interested in what you come up with to put in a Universal
Precautions toolkit for Primary Care practices.
We have been using the tool developed by the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC) to assess our curriculum around issues of cultural
competency knowledge, attitudes, and skills. The tool is called TACCT - Tool
for Assessing Cultural Competency Training and it is available on the AAMC
website. Perhaps the tool could be used to assess how practices are
creating and supporting a culture where these KAS are discussed, developed,
and incorporated into practice. The AAMC website also has the guidelines
for using and the bibliography that supports the TACCT Tool
If there were a comparable tool for addressing KAS for Health literacy, I
think it would be very helpful.
David Pole, MPH
Deputy Director, Division of Community Health Promotion
Deputy Director, AHEC Program Office
Department of Community and Family Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
(P) 314-977-8484 (F) 314-977-5268
poledc at slu.edu
SLU Community and Family Medicine ~ Innovations in Education, Research, and
Primary Care
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[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of DeWalt, Darren
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:53 PM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2065] Universal Precautions Toolkit for Primary
Care
Dear Colleagues,
We are developing a Health Literacy Universal Precautions toolkit for use in
primary care practices. Therefore, we are looking for a broad range of
tools that can be used by practices to help patients get the most out of
their health care. This includes but is not limited to:
1. Staff training to improve cultural or literacy sensitivity and
patient communication & education
2. Strategies for serving patients with low literacy or cultural
differences
3. Strategies for practices to link with literacy or cultural
resources provided in the community
Please reply with any questions or if you have a tool that may be useful to
include. If you have a tool, please let us know the name of the tool, how it
is used, and what it costs.
How to Reply: Email: vhawk at med.unc.edu or fax: 919 966-1739 ATTN: Victoria
Hawk, HL Toolkit Mgr.
When to Reply: by June 16, 2008.
What to Include in Your Reply: In addition to information about tools,
please include contact information: Name, Organization, Phone, Fax, Mailing
Address and Email.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Darren
Darren A. DeWalt, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
5039 Old Clinic Building, CB#7110
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Campus Office: 919-966-2276, ext 245
Sheps Center Office: 919-966-0926
fax: 919-966-2274
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