Current events and initiatives Minority Recruitment in Cancer Clinical Trials
CCHCP and ENACCT Collaborate to Enhance Minority Recruitment Efforts
A 6 hour cultural competence training program for cancer clinical trial investigators and their staff is being developed by CCHCP and the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT). This training program will help cancer clinical trial investigators deliver more appropriate outreach, recruitment and retention services for underserved populations in their communities. The training is based on the 14 Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards. RWJ Aligning Forces for Quality Conference
Amelia Island, FL - May 2008
CCHCP is collaborating with The Puget Sound Health Alliance to promote health literacy and consumer engagement strategies. CCHCP presented to the RWJ audience during a panel focused on issues of public reporting and consumer engagement. The National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities
Scottsdale, AZ - May 2008
Ira SenGupta, CCHCP's Executive Director, was one of the invited representatives from non profit agencies, professional and consumer organizations, academic institutions and government agencies within the Office of Minority Health's (OMH) region IX and X. The National Partnership for Action held a multi-day summit, with a key objective to develop strategies to end health disparities through facilitated discussions and roundtables. Medical Library Association Annual Conference
Chicago, IL - May 2008
As part of a national gathering of medical and consumer health librarians at MLA, the Northwest Resource Center presented the results of our user survey, conducted in the fall of 2007 and funded by the Office of Minority Health, Region X. These results indicated a strong need among health and social service professionals for current informational updates on CLAS and health disparity initiatives, resources, and assessments. The NWRC will be piloting outreach efforts in the summer of 2008 to help meet these needs. For more information on the Northwest Resource Center, please click here. Cultural Competence Trainings
We recently completed a series of trainings for a cross cultural collaborative spanning several counties in Florida. These trainings focused upon cross cultural communication and building effective community partnerships. For more information on cultural competence trainings, please email Ira SenGupta. |
