Cultural competency

Publications

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2007

• Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All?
  Author(s): Myriam E. Torres, Jessica D. Bellinger, Janice C. Probst, Nusrat Harun, and Andrew O. Johnson
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Cultural competency, Health promotion and disease prevention, Hispanics, Minority health
  Date: 07 / 2007
  The Hispanic population, the largest and fastest growing minority group in the nation, is generally under-served with regard to health services. This executive summary includes results from the exploration of the use of preventive health services among Mexicans, Puerto-Ricans, Cubans, and “other” Latinos (persons from all other Spanish-speaking countries such as Spain, Central and South America) and examined how the use of preventive services was influenced by nation of origin and by rural versus urban residence.
• Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All? (Fact Sheet)
  Author(s): Myriam E. Torres, Jessica D. Bellinger, Janice C. Probst, Nusrat Harun, and Andrew O. Johnson
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Cultural competency, Health promotion and disease prevention, Hispanics, Minority health
  Date: 2007
  This Fact Sheet provides key facts on preventive health services provided to rural Hispanics.

2005

• Rural Hospitals and Spanish Speaking Patients with Limited English Proficiency
  Author(s): Myriam E. Torres, Deborah Parra-Medina, Amy Brock Martin, Andrew O. Johnson, Jessica D. Bellinger, Janice C. Probst
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Cultural competency, Hispanics
  Date: 10 / 2005
  This is the executive summary. Reports that 40 million Latinos in the United States, 14.2% of the population, have limited English proficiency (LEP), which can lead to poor health outcomes in the absence of effective medical interpretation or translation services. Executive summary available online.
• More Culturally Sensitive Neuropsychological Tests (and Normative Data) Needed
  Author(s): F. Richard Ferraro, Leander R. McDonald
  Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: American Indians and Alaska Natives, Cultural competency, Minority health
  Citation: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 19(2), 53
  Date: 2005
  Discusses the need for culturally sensitive tests and normative data regarding the Native elder population.
• Rural Hospitals and Spanish Speaking Patients with Limited English Proficiency (Fact Sheet)
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Cultural competency, Hispanics
  Date: 2005
  Brief overview of findings from a study of how rural hospitals are meeting the needs of patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).

2003

• Response of Local Health Care Systems in the Rural Midwest to a Growing Latino Population
  Author(s): Michelle Casey, Lynn Blewett, Kathleen Call
  Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Cultural competency, Hispanics, Minority health
  Report Number: Working Paper No. 48
  Date: 08 / 2003
  Reports on the case studies of rural communities in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, documenting successful strategies that could be adopted by other communities facing challenges to their local rural health care system in meeting the needs of a growing Latino population. High rates of uninsurance for Latinos, along with language and cultural barriers to care, have contributed to difficulties accessing health care in these communities.