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Culture, Language & Health Literacy Resources: Special Populations

Farm Workers/Migrant Workers

Camp Health Aide Manual
Manual for Camp Health Aides, Promotoras or Community Health Workers implementing general health programs in their communities.  Available in English and Spanish.  Developed by Migrant Health Promotion (HRSA Grantee)

Camp Health Aide Program Implemenation Guide
Guide to implementing a Promotora program including recruiting, supervision and evaluation of Promotora programs.  Developed by Migrant Health Promotion (HRSA Grantee)

Salud Para Todos Manual
Manual for Promotores(as) working with farmworkers on mental health topics such as: domestic violence, stress, substance abuse, etc.  Developed by Migrant Health Promotion (HRSA Grantee)

Informate Manual
Manual for Teens functioning as peer health educators to provide education on topics such as communication, healthy relationships, STIs and HIV/AIDS prevention. Developed by Migrant Health Promotion (HRSA Grantee)

La Esperanza
Newsletter developed by Promotoras for Promotoras providing education and tools on specific health topics.  Bilingual.  Developed by Migrant Health Promotion (HRSA Grantee)

Dinamica Booklet
Dinámicas are activities with a specific purpose. Some are “get-to-know-you” games like ice breakers. Others are designed to get people moving or to review material and reflect on the experience of participants. Bilingual. Developed by Migrant Health Promotion (HRSA Grantee)

Migrant Profiles
To address the critical need for relevant information about the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) population nationwide, the Migrant Clinicians Network developed an innovative project to test a set of methodologies for collecting and analyzing MSFW data. (HRSA Grantee)

Cultural Competency
The focus of this article is clinical practice, but the organization as a whole must also work towards incorporating cultural competency; the resources that follow address this need. Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

Unique Responsibilities of Migrant Health Care Providers
The primary responsibility of health care providers is to furnish the highest quality health care to their patients. Within the boundaries imposed by lack of available time, facilities, and financial resources, providers have certain non-medical responsibilities that directly affect the quality of care. Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

Migrant Health Issues
This article is about the health issues that face migrant and other mobile underserved populations are similar to those faced by other disadvantaged groups, including the poor, and especially rural poor, and recent immigrants. Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

MCN Streamline article "Cultural Competency in Practice"
March/April 2002 Streamline Newsletter. Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

MCN Online Course: Cultural Competency in Practice (log in as a guest) 
In this module, you will discover how understanding cultural competency plays a key role in working with people of different cultures. You will begin to explore various obstacles faced when communicating with people from different cultures and identify techniques for removing obstacles and improving communication. Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

Family Violence
MCN began their Family Violence Prevention Initiative offering varied programs and resources to end familial and interpersonal violence in the migrant and immigrant community.  Through clinical and community interventions, MCN offered these cultural specific programs and resources to address the barriers/risk factors that migrant and immigrant women face.  Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

Webinar | Moving Against Cancer: Effective Detection and Management of Cancer in Underserved Latinos 
The Moving Against Cancer webinar will present health care providers with current recommendations on cancer screening, diagnosis, and referral in the primary care setting, with a focus on underserved Hispanics. The training provides unique and valuable information on cultural issues in cancer care, best practices, identification of culturally appropriate resources, and networks such as Ventanillas de Salud and MCN’s Health Network. Resources and educational materials will be presented that are adapted to the special needs of the Hispanic mobile poor. Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

MCN Diabetes Online Toolkit
The purpose of this online toolkit is to offer a free, central & easily accessible place with information and quality tools and resources around diabetes care for migrants and other mobile underserved individuals.Developed by Migrant Clinicians Network (HRSA Grantee)

Migrant Clinicians Network Cultural Competence in Practice (HRSA Grantee)

National Center For Farmworker Health, Inc. (HRSA Grantee)

Migrant Health Promotion: culturally and linguistically competent, easy-to-use materials for farm workers

USA-Mexico Border Population

USA-Mexico Border Health Cultural Competency at the Rural Assistance Center (HRSA Grantee)

Homeless Population

Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Competence in the Health Care for Homeless Setting: A Brief Guide (PDF - 6 pages) (HRSA Grantee)

National Health Care for the Homeless Council (HRSA Grantee)

Public Housing

Outreach to Residents of Public Housing:  A Resource Toolkit for Health Centers (PDF - 33 pages) (HRSA Grantee)

Care Model Toolkit (Public Housing) (HRSA Grantee)

Assessing the Health Care Needs of Residents of Public Housing (PDF - 19 pages) (HRSA Grantee)

People with Disabilities

The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Assessment for Disability Organizations (CLCADO):
Assessment and Guide (HRSA Grantee)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)

Introduction to LGBT Health: Ending Invisibility, Overcoming Health Disparities (Webinar) (Fenway Institute, HRSA Grantee)
This archived webinar provides an overview of LGBT health disparities, demographics, and terminology, as well as key strategies for bringing high quality care to LGBT people at health centers and other health care organizations. Participants will also learn about creating LGBT-inclusive environments of care and about the intersections of LGBT health, population health and patient centered medical homes.

Improving the Health Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People: Understanding and Eliminating Health Disparities (PDF -  2.9 MB) (Fenway Institute, HRSA Grantee)
This document offers a brief but comprehensive overview of the major issues relevant to the health and health care of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The authors discuss LGBT demographics, terminology, and concepts; they also review LGBT health disparities across the life span. Clinicians and health care organizations will learn steps they can take to improve access to patient-centered care for their LGBT patients, including collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity, creating a welcoming environment and providing interventions that respond to LGBT disparities.

National LGBT Health Education Center (HRSA Grantee)