Conference Series Co-Producers
The Texas Health Institute (THI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to finding feasible solutions to Texas’ health policy problems. The mission of THI is to provide leadership to improve the health of Texans and their communities through education, research and health policy development.
Texas Health Institute also coordinates several multi-state projects including the Mountain States Genetics Regional Coordinating Center and a sixteen-state obesity prevention effort. Through these projects, THI’s non-biased, non-partisan approach to health and well-being assists stakeholders create sound strategies and viable solutions to some of our nation’s most pressing health issues.
Working together with community leaders, healthcare providers and consumers, policy makers, Texas Health Institute is raising the bar on solutions to create healthier communities.
The mission of RCCHC is to improve the accessibility and quality of health care for culturally diverse populations. Our goals are to transform the patient-provider relationship by acknowledging and addressing cultural and linguistic issues, and to support quality health care to diverse populations by promoting best practices, standards of care, and performance measures. Formed in 1995 as a national alliance of individuals and organizations in ethnic communities and health care organized to offer information and technical assistance on linguistic and cultural competence in health care, RCCHC activities include program design, policy development and analysis, research, and community advocacy. Among our many projects, we sponsor the DiversityRx website (www.diversityrx.org), and spearheaded the development of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Services (CLAS) for the HHS Office of Minority Health.
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was established in 1985 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is located within the Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary. The mission of OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of policies and programs that address health disparities and gaps. OMH serves as the focal point within HHS for national leadership; policy development and implementation; partnering with states, tribes, and communities; developing data policy; and dissemination of health related information to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minority populations.
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Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
Texas Health Institute