Families USA’s Minority Health Initiatives Tools

I just recently signed up to get emails from Families USA about a number of topics.  The first email I received was full of a number of thorough and extensive resources related to minority health and health care disparities.  I’ve included the resources below.  Were any of them helpful to you?  Let us know!

Warmly,

Nora

How Health Reform Helps…
A series of fact sheets that highlight how the new health reform law will help America’s communities of color by expanding coverage, increasing funding for  community health centers, and providing grants for workforce diversity. By population:  African Americans l American Indians and Native Alaskans l  Asian Americans l  Latinos l  Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

Health Reform: Laying the Foundation for Equity
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of some the provisions in the new law that will help close the gap, including prevention and public health, coverage expansions, and initiatives that specifically address health care disparities. The notes section includes a script that has a more in-depth discussion of each topic.

Moving toward Health Equity: Health Reform Creates a Foundation for Eliminating Disparities
This issue brief summarizes provisions that will expand access to care through Medicaid and community health centers and those that will address health disparities by promoting language access, increasing workforce diversity, and reauthorizing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

Health Reform: Help for American Indians and Alaska Natives
This issue brief discusses changes made by the new health reform law, including the overdue reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and explains how these changes will benefit these two groups.