• Cambodian Health Beliefs and Practices: A Summary
• Voices of the Cambodian Community
• Cambodian Cultural Profile
• Cambodian Health Beliefs
• Cambodians
  

* For additional Multicultural Health Generalizations, please visit: http://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp/bmhg.htm

The Neonatal ICU recognizes the special needs of critically ill newborns and their families by providing individualized care with sensitivity to special cultural, religious, and language needs.  End-of-life and palliative care situations are particularly sensitive.  Some young families in crisis lack the guidance of their extended families.  In the past year, Holden has expanded the role of the Bereavement Support Coordinator to encompass a team of over a dozen nurses and social workers.  Members of this team have acquired specialized training to facilitate palliative care, end-of-life care, and bereavement support for families experiencing a death.  The “Pathways” team currently serves various roles, including 1) acts as a resource to bedside caretakers, 2) makes follow-up contacts to assess family needs for referrals and counseling, and 3) answers clinical questions to facilitate the grieving process.  The nurses at bedside are then empowered to ask the family if there is anything more they can do for them and to offer:

• Interpreter services
• Explanatory and supportive literature in their language
• Special clothing/wrappings
• Special procedures, as in “facing Mecca”
• Private environment for support withdrawal, and “saying goodbye,” ritual washings/wrapping
• Information about the grieving process in their language
• Invitation to the annual “Walk to Remember and Tree Planting Memorial” for “Pregnancy and Newborn Loss,” in their own language
• Condolence cards and sibling literature in their language
• Follow-up phone call with interpreter assistance, as they require
• Inclusion of spiritual advisors

Issue of the Month: Bringing Patients to the Center of Hospital Care
March/April 2007
The Commonwealth Fund
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=468284#issue

Culture-Based Care | Dementia, Alzheimer's Treatment Center Specifically for Hispanics Opens in Milwaukee
March 30, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43965

Hispanic Health Web Portal Offers Resources for Physicians, Patients
March 28, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5306&c=EMC-ND142

Coverage, Access and Quality | Cause of Black, White Life Expectancy Gap Examined
March 26, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43848

Coverage, Access and Quality | Boston Hospices Target Minorities To Address Use Disparities
March 26, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43847

Coverage, Access and Quality | Not-For-Profit Cincinnati Pharmacy Helps Close Gap in Health Care
March 23, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43810

Culture-Based Care | Racial, Ethnic Cultural Differences Affect Minorities' Experience With Hospice Care, Report Finds
March 19, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43685

Study Finds Minority Life Expectancy Gap Narrows but Disparities Persist
March 19, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5254&c=EMC-ND142

Philadelphia-Based Hospital System Creates Minority Liaison Offices to Improve Cultural Competence
March 19, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5255&c=EMC-ND142

UnitedHealthcare Partners with HHS to Promote Cultural Competency Training
March 16, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5247&c=EMC-ND142

Culture-Based Care | South Florida Clinics Offer 'Cuban-Style' Health Services Targeting Hispanic Elderly
March 15, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43627

Medical Interpreter Advocacy Group Calls for National Certification Process
March 14, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5224&c=EMC-ND142

Culture-Based Care | Some Mexican Immigrants Travel Back to Native Nation for Health Care Services
March 14, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43590

Report Highlights Efforts to Eliminate Health Disparities in Boston
March 13, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5217&c=EMC-ND142

Kentucky Hospitals Step Up Language Services to Improve Care for Diverse Patient Populations
March 12, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5211&c=EMC-ND142

Science & Medicine | Minorities More Likely Than Whites To Seek Aggressive End-of-Life Care, Studies Find
March 12, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43519

Culture-Based Care | New Program in Maryland Seeks To Teach Hospital System Cultural Competency
March 9, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43487

New Jersey Officials Announce Plan for Reducing Health Care Disparities
March 8, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5196&c=EMC-ND142

Initiatives | Groups Launch Projects To Prevent Diabetes Among Minority Children, Improve Doctor-Patient Communication, Educate Minorities To Teach Health in Their Communities
March 6, 2007
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43378

Ohio Consultants Help Hospitals Deliver Culturally Competent Care
March 5, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5168&c=EMC-ND142

California Hospital Taps Two-Way Video to Offer Comprehensive Language Services
March 2, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5161&c=EMC-ND142