Diversity
While we celebrate our nation’s rich diversity, we recognize that minority Americans are often at greater risk of poor health, social isolation, and poverty. Between 1999 and 2030, the older minority population, aged 65+, is projected to increase by 217 percent, compared with 81 percent for older white population. The information provided here is intended to help increase access to, and improve programs for, older minority Americans.
Cultural Competency
Cultural competency is critical to reducing health disparities and improving access to health care that is respectful of, and responsive to, people’s diverse needs. Culture involves a number of things, including personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions that are often specific to ethnic, racial, religious, geographic, or social groups. For the provider of health information or health care, these elements influence beliefs and belief systems surrounding health, healing, wellness, illness, disease, and delivery of health services.
Please select from the resources below to learn more:
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health (OMH)
The mission of OMH is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=3
Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers
Resource page for health care providers provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration
www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/
National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
The mission of NCCC is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.
http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/
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Translated Materials
Through the Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States (ADDGS) program, funded by AoA, many documents have been translated into other languages, including Arabic, Assyrian, Bosnian, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese. To access all available translated materials, click here.
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