Reducing Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

UHCAN Ohio is a partner in the Latino Empowerment and Outreach Network (LEON) project, in Columbus, entitled "Abrete Sesamo" or "Open Sesamo." This project has developed a curriculum and materials and conducts workshops for new Latino immigrants, to teach them how to use our complicated health care system effectively and responsibly.

Physician Diversity: Insuring that health care providers reflect our nation's racial and cultural diversity is a critical part of reducing disparities in health care. Our friends at the national organization Community Catalyst have developed a Physician Diversity Project. Link http://www.communitycatalyst.org/index.php?doc_id=29

Reports on racial and ethnic disparities in health care:

Institute of Medicine, "Unequal Health"

Health Policy Institute of Ohio, Understanding Health Disparities
http://www.healthpolicyohio.org/publications/healthdisparities.html