Tools for Teaching and Learning
- EqualTreatment: Undocumented Patients"We believe in the power of surgeons to work toward racial justice.
Surgeons often care for the people most left behind by medicine and society. We recognize and are outraged by the impact of racism on our patients’ lives: we discover colon cancers when they have become obstructing masses after decades of poor screening, we amputate limbs rendered unsalvageable by years of diabetes; we bear witness to suffering, triumph and the community of support that wraps our patients in.
We acknowledge that healthcare disparities are rooted in complex social and political histories that can be difficult to address in the clinic and operating room. Our vision is to form a surgical workforce that is representative of the patients we serve, equipped with the tools to combat racial inequality in our healthcare system." - MARPHTC Webinar Series: Roots of Health Disparities"Gain a deeper understanding of how variability in education, social attitudes, neighborhoods (and much more!) impact human health. You won’t want to miss this two-part webinar.
This two-part series explores concepts such as the social determinants of health and cultural competency, compares health disparities to health care disparities, and examines the consequences of these issues to society. Also discussed are ways to promote cultural diversity and approaches to reduce health disparities."
Copy and paste this link for the video: blob:https://vimeo.com/3769f233-0b35-4ea8-93a1-1abcc48cfd60 - Addressing refugee and immigrant health in the face of persistent inequality and COVID-19: Perspectives of clinical experts"Two-Part COVID-19 Webinar. Addressing refugee and immigrant health in the face of persistent inequality and COVID-19."
- Understanding and Eliminating Minority Health Disparities"Bringing together experts from UAlbany, HANYS and other project and community partners through monthly panels, Turning the Tide is designed to facilitate essential conversations in understanding and eliminating minority health disparities."
- Lessons from the Field: Vaccinating our Immigrant and Migrant Communities"Despite safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, reaching immigrants and migrants with vaccines remains challenging and the unvaccinated continue to suffer from severe illness and death. Vaccinations against the virus are critical to protect the health of migrant and immigrant communities, but many health centers, health departments, outreach teams, and community health workers are struggling to help their communities get vaccinated. In this panel discussion, three frontline clinicians from across the country share their communities’ stories, the challenges of reaching marginalized members of their communities, and the successes they have had. Panelists will discuss promising practices, practical multilingual resources, community partnerships, and other tactics designed to increase the accessibility and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines."
E-books
Cultural Considerations in Asian and Pacific Islander American Mental Health by ISBN: 9780190243371Publication Date: 2015-06-19
Embodying borders: a migrant's right to health, universal rights and local policies by ISBN: 1789209269Publication Date: 2021
Articles
- Framing the Dialogue on Race and Ethnicity to Advance Health Equity"In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in which speakers shared strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities to advance racial and health equity. Participants discussed increasing awareness about the role of historical contexts and dominant narratives in interpreting data and information about different racial and ethnic groups, framing messages for different social and political outcomes, and readying people to institutionalize practices, policies, and partnerships that advance racial and health equity. This publication serves as a factual summary of the presentations and discussions from the workshop."
- In Focus: Identifying and Addressing Health Disparities Among Hispanics"In this issue of Transforming Care, we delve into efforts led by health care researchers, clinicians, and health plans to identify and address health disparities among the particular Hispanics they serve."
- The Paradox of South Asian Disparities in Medicine"We might expect that physicians, as highly educated and socioeconomically advantaged members of society, would enjoy better health, an assumption that has been corroborated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which reported that those in higher income and education levels experience chronic diseases at lower rates [5]. However, despite a greater representation in the physician workforce, the South Asian American population paradoxically experiences higher rates of cardiovascular disease compared to white Americans across several metrics."
- Health and Health Care for Asian Indian American Older Adults"This module reviews issues in health care for Asian Indian American older adults living in the U.S.. In addition to suggestions for understanding and caring for older adults of Asian Indian origin, information on demographics, historical periods of migration, and special health risks are included."
- Immigrants in Covid America: Xenophobia and Racism"This collection of news reports, perspectives, and other resources documents the rise of xenophobia and anti-Asian racism in the U.S. from late January 2020 to the end of March 2021."
- AAPI community data needed to assess better health outcomes"This report lays out an historical overview of the politicizing of the AAPI community for the purpose of
distributing federal resources based on need as determined by federal data collection efforts. This report
also outlines what current federal, state, local, as well as private and non-government associated data efforts
entail, and the limitations associated with current efforts. Finally, this report re-emphasizes the need for
continued surveillance of data collection initiatives, and greater granularity of data collection, pertaining to
AAPI communities in the U.S. and its territories. and greater granularity of data collection, pertaining to AAPI
communities in the U.S. and its territories." - More than culture: structural racism, intersectionality theory, and immigrant health"Explanations for immigrant health outcomes often invoke culture through the use of the concept of acculturation. The over reliance on cultural explanations for immigrant health outcomes has been the topic of growing debate, with the critics' main concern being that such explanations obscure the impact of structural factors on immigrant health disparities. In this paper, we highlight the shortcomings of cultural explanations as currently employed in the health literature, and argue for a shift from individual culture-based frameworks, to perspectives that address how multiple dimensions of inequality intersect to impact health outcomes. Based on our review of the literature, we suggest specific lines of inquiry regarding immigrants' experiences with day-to-day discrimination, as well as on the roles that place and immigration policies play in shaping immigrant health outcomes. The paper concludes with suggestions for integrating intersectionality theory in future research on immigrant health."