Health Care & Health Policy
Health Care
General Health
Health Risk Behaviors among Five Asian American Subgroups in California: Identifying Intervention Priorities (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health: Nov 17, 2011)
Diabetes Information Resource Center (DIRC) Tools and Resources
- Search for resources in your language on DIRC’s home page! (Enter your language into the Search box.)
- ADA Diabetes Risk Test Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Laotian, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Russian
- Diabetes Health Record (DHR) Card
- A wallet-sized diabetes self-management tool which includes a list of necessary exams and their recommended frequencies
- Available in Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Romanian, Russian, Somalian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukranian, and Vietnamese
- Patient Fact Sheets: Diabetes, Smoking, and Your Health Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Hepatitis B: What Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Need to Know (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Did you know that Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and other foreign-born Americans are at higher risk for chronic hepatitis B, which can lead to liver failure and liver cancer?
HIV/AIDS Awareness and Resources
“Safer Sex: A Guide for Us” (Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center)
Mental Health
Multicultural Action Center Fact Sheets Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese
Houston Chronicle: Asians’ mental illness growing problem in Houston
Women’s Health
Health Literacy
Multilingual Medicare/Medicaid information from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) Español (Spanish), American Sign Language, 中文 (Chinese), tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), 한국어 (Korean), русский язык (Russian), and Tagalog
- Welcome to Medicare videos
- Quick Facts about Medicare Plans
- 4 Programs that Can Help You Pay Your Medical Expenses
- Staying Healthy
- …and more!
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) Pharmacy Health Literacy Center has tools for helping pharmacies and pharmacists improve the health literacy of their customers:
- Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool & User’s Guide.
- Training Program for Pharmacy Staff on Communication.
- Guide on How To Create a Pill Card.
- Telephone Reminder Tool To Help Refill Medicines On Time.
- Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement: Curricular Modules for Faculty.
Health Policy
Health Care Reform
Information is available to help Ohioans better understand the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or health care reform. Download the information below:
ACA & Exchange Facts Sheet (January 2012)
- Simple English
- ខេមរភាសា (Cambodian)
- 中文 (Chinese)
- 한국말 (Korean)
- ພາສາລາວ (Laotian)
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
- tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
How Does the Affordable Care Act Benefit Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders? (April 2012)
Guide to Health Care Reform Implementation in Ohio
How are immigrants included in Health Care Reform?
Fact Sheet: How Health Reform Helps Asian Americans (Families USA)
The meaning of Medicaid: A State-by-State Breakdown
Health Disparities
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) Risk Factor Survey
Report: Availability of Asian Language Substance Abuse Treatment Counselors Varies by Region (SAMHSA)
Cultural Competence and Language Access
“You Have a Right to an Interpreter” Poster
Use this multilingual poster to inform limited-English proficient (LEP) clients of their right to an interpreter and help them identify their language.
Language Access Assessment and Planning Tool for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs
Use this language access assessment and planning tool to ensure that LEP individuals have effective access to your services.
Components of Cultural Competence in Three Mental Health Programs (Psychiatric Services)
‘You say potayto, I say potahto‘: the need for cross-cultural dialogue to close health disparities (NNED webinar recording)
