Health Resources and Cultural Competency

Hello Wonderful FAMs,

I just wanted to share some resources that I have been introduced to.


The San Diego Refugee Forum has added a Health Resources section to their website, it has a lot of helpful information, including information on selecting providers, cards that can be printed out stating what language a client might speak, accessing free interpretation services, and insurance information. This and more is available here: http://www.sdrefugeeforum.org/resources/refugee-health-resources/ 


This guidebook may be helpful for those trying to map local resources (we are still developing our list of resources for you-please look out for it in the near future!): http://www.ethniccommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Local-Resource-Mapping-Guide-Project-SOAR1.pdf


Julie and I are also working to create a Cultural Competency training. I was hoping some of our wonderful FAMs might take the time to answer some of the following questions to aid us in the development and structure of the training.

1. Initially, would you be interested?
2. What types of situations would this sort of training be helpful for?
3. What are the challenges you've experienced?
4. What sort of information would you like covered?
5. What would the goal of the training be? 

Please feel free to provide us with any further suggestions or feedback! If you need ideas or more resources around Cultural Competency, try checking out this site: http://www.refugees.org/resources/for-service-providers/cultural-competency.html

Thanks, as always, for all you do!