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National Minority Health Care Month
Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:56
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| NLBHA, as a partner of the National Partnership for Action, is pleased to share the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) press release during National Minority Health Care Month. This report underscores the importance of Affordable Care Act efforts to improve health care quality and access. The report highlights 250 health care measures and the persistent challenges in access to care faced by most racial and ethnic groups. The release includes links to reports including an interactive tool by visiting http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov. |
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2nd National Conference: Transforming Mental Health for Latinos through Policy, Research, Practice, and Leadership
Written by Administrator
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April 22-24, 2012
Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel and Executive Meeting Center
Miami, Florida
Conference Goal
The overall goals of the conference are to enhance knowledge among conference participants on
- how to best attract, engage, retain and serve Hispanics in need of behavioral health services in a manner that meets their cultural needs and preferences, and
- about policy and leadership strategies for eliminating disparities in the availability of, access to, and the provision of quality, and culturally and linguistically competent mental health care to Hispanics.
Conference Objectives
At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Examine barriers facing Hispanics with accessing and receiving quality, and culturally and linguistically competent mental health services.
- Translate how to implement culturally and linguistically competent practices to better meet the cultural and linguistic needs and preferences of Hispanics in need of behavioral health services.
- Identify best and promising practices in working with Latinos diagnosed with various mental health disorders.
Registration is NOW OPEN
The full program agenda is available now |
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