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June 23, 2008

In this issue, the featured innovations and QualityTools address health and health care disparities among vulnerable populations, which are defined by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geography, age, gender, and disability status.

The featured innovations describe initiatives to deliver health services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate to Latinos and American Indians.
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Innovation Profiles:
- Emergency Department–Based Clinical Pharmacist Improves Quality of Care
- Fall Prevention Program Emphasizes Proactive Identification and Addressing of Risk Factors, Leading to Fewer Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Seniors Receiving Home Care
- Formalized Communication Between Rural Home Health Agency Nurses and Physicians Leads to Increased Use of Home Health Services, Fewer Inpatient Admissions
- Home-Based Crisis Intervention Reduces Trauma Symptoms and Behavior Problems Among Children Who Witness Violence
- Integrating Behavioral Health and Nutrition Services Into Primary Care Clinics Significantly Reduces Mental Health–Related Hospitalizations for Staff-Model Health Maintenance Organization
- Lay Health Advisors Help Urban American Indian Women Overcome Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening
- Onsite Clinic Staffed by Bilingual, Culturally Competent, Interdisciplinary Team Brings Health Education and Primary Care to Low-Income, Uninsured Workers
- Teen Tobacco Prevention Curriculum Is Adapted for Native American and Latino Communities, Leading to Positive Feedback

QualityTools:
- Automated Telephone Reminders: A Tool to Help Refill Medicines on Time
- Choosing Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinician's Guide
- Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions—Mammograms
- Health Disparities and Social Inequities: Framing a Transdisciplinary Research Agenda in Health Education for Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Multicultural Health Care: A Quality Improvement Guide
- NHDRnet
- Online Training: Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicines: A Guide for Adults
- SNAP—School Network for Absenteeism Prevention Toolkit
- The Emergency Pharmacist Research Center: A Safety Measure in Emergency Medicine

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Last updated: June 23, 2008.
 
 
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