Cultural Effectiveness and Quality Health Care Project

Executive Summary of the NH Health Provider Communication Access Survey – September 2010

2009 NH Health Care Provider Communication Access Capacity Survey Full Report – August 2010

The Foundation for Healthy Communities is committed to improving access to high quality health services for the state’s deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) and Limited English Proficient (LEP) communities.

Through promoting cultural awareness and the development and institutionalization of models and systems, this initiative hopes to further the delivery of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.

For additional information, contact Rebecca Sky at the Foundation for Healthy Communities. Call 603-415-4277.

Resources:

Guidance to Hospitals on Collecting Race, Ethnicity and Language Data

Cultural Awareness Health Care Workgroup

Communication Access Service Providers

Assisted Listening Technologies and Vendors

Translated Health Forms

Cultural Effectiveness contacts and resources

PowerPoints from MIAB conferences

ESL curriculum on Good Communication in Health Settings

Program support is provided by a grant from the Endowment for Health. The Foundation for Healthy Communities is a statewide non-profit organization that works to improve health and health care delivery in New Hampshire.