Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competence, and Language Access Services - Workshop Summary (Paperback)

The aging and evolving racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population has the United States in the midst of a profound demographic shift and health care organizations face many issues as they move to address and adapt to this change. In their drive to adequately serve increasingly diverse communities, health care organizations are searching for approaches that will enable them to provide information and service to all persons, regardless of age, race, cultural background, or language skills, in a manner that facilitates understanding and use of that information to make appropriate health decisions. To better understand how the dynamic forces operating in health care today impact the delivery of services in a way that is health literate, culturally competent, and in an appropriate language for patients and their families, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a public workshop on the integration of health literacy, cultural competency, and language access services. Participants discussed skills and competencies needed for effective health communication, including health literacy, cultural competency, and language access services; interventions and strategies for integration; and differing perspectives such as providers and systems, patients and families, communities, and payers. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Health System Transformation to Support Integration 3 Issues and Challenges 4 Addressing the Challenges 5 Break Out Session Reports 6 Reflections on the Day References Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine • Health and Medicine Division • Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice • Roundtable on Health Literacy
Editors:	Joe Alper
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	114
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-44237-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General
LSN:	0-309-44237-0
Barcode:	9780309442374

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