THE CENTER FOR CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH

UPCOMING EVENTS

If you would like to share information about any cultural events that are occurring in the community that are not already listed on our site please contact the Center at (651) 209-8999.

GRASSROOTS & GROUNDWORK: PRACTICAL MODELS FOR REDUCING POVERTY AND REBUILDING COMMUNITIES

A Conference to examine what communities are doing to get out and stay out of poverty.

Date: September 12-14, 2004

Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

Conference Website:  www.grassrootsandgroundwork.nwaf.org

Pre-registration: $300 (August 31 deadline)

Questions: 888-904-9831

Grassroots & Groundwork: Practical Models for Reducing Poverty and Rebuilding Communities is about "what is working" in communities all across the country.  The conference will highlight 20 practical models - community-focused strategies that are showing real results.  Co-sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the conference will also feature keynote speakers from around the world, and provide opportunities for attendees to share experiences, insights and conversation.

The people doing the work will present the conference sessions: community groups, nonprofits, funders, educators, and service providers from rural, urban, regional, and Indian reservation communities.  They will describe a range of strategies with track records, including cooperative home ownership, predatory lending, providing reliable transportation in rural areas, apprenticeship opportunities, using video to build community, skills development for better-paying jobs, economic impact analysis in rural areas, neighborhood matching funds, combating predatory lending, traditional enterprise in Indian country, and more.

PIECES OF A DREAM: THE REALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE IN MINNESOTA AND UNEQUAL TREATMENT

Date: Friday, September 17, 2004: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, followed by music

Location: Holiday Inn Metrodome, Minneapolis

Sponsored by: Minnesota Association of Black Physicians

Registration: materials available in August

More information: www.mnmed.org/mabp

Health disparities between Minnesota's native-born African American and White residents are some of the widest in the US.  Don't believe it?  Here are a few facts.  Hennepin County found that:

  • Even though U.S.-born black residents use preventive health screenings at a rate equal to or greater than all county adults, fewer U.S.-born black adults - 49% - report that their health was either "very good" or "excellent" than all county adults (65% of all county adults say their health is either very good or excellent).
  • African American babies in Hennepin County die before age 1 at a rate that is 3 times higher than the death rate of white infants.
  • The age adjusted diabetes death rate for African Americans in Hennepin County is 3 times higher than the rate for whites.

Want to do something about it? Don't miss this important meeting.  Dr. David Williams, one of the authors of the Institute of Medicine's landmark report "Unequal Treatment: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know about Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities" will keynote the day.  Inspirational speakers and hands-on workshops will give you concrete tools to take back to your workplace to help end racial/ethnic health disparities.

3rd Annual HMONG RESOURCE FAIR

Date: Saturday, September 25, 2004: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Location: Arlington Senior High School, St. Paul, MN

Target Audience: Hmong refugees and anchor families

Questions: 651-215-1278

Currently seeking volunteers and organizations interested in having a informational booth.

CCCH is a proud Conference Partner of:

INTEGRATING COMMUNITY NEEDS INTO THE NATIONAL HEALTH AGENDA

 A NATIONAL CONFERENCE SERIES ON QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS

Presented by the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

Date: September 28 - October 1, 2004

Location: Hilton Washington, Washington, DC

Conference Website:  www.DiversityRx.org/ccconf

Pre-registration: Deadline August 31

Questions: 718-270-7727

The unique needs of culturally diverse populations are gaining prominence in national movements to improve the quality of health care. In the years since the First National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations was held in 1998, the field of cultural competence in health care has grown in ways that few could have predicted. Innovative approaches have evolved into common practices that are being widely disseminated and adapted. National standards and policy requirements are being adopted at the state and national levels, spreading awareness about cultural competence and disparity reduction into health care organizations not previously focused on these issues.

While a number of regional and discipline-specific conferences have been held in recent years, the Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations conference series is distinguished by a number of elements:

* The ability to draw prominent health leaders to frame cultural competence in the context of national health issues.
* A highly interactive format that promotes learning, discussion and debate among cultural competence experts and participants from multiple disciplines and varied skill levels.
* Presentations that range in focus from intensive skills-building workshops to international perspectives on key implementation issues.
* A diverse and committed base of financial and advisory support, including an active advisory committee that meets regularly to review advances in the field and recommend themes and topics for each conference.

The objectives of the Fourth National Conference are to showcase the best of culturally competent programs, services, and policies to national health organizations and leaders; to disseminate research and expertise to advance promising interventions; and to develop partnerships to improve access to effective care for all Americans.