C4 2 culturally and linguistically tailored health promotion

REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES IN IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS A Chronic Disease Perspective

Faculty/Presenter Disclosure 

Faculty: Nicole Nitti

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Relationships with financial sponsors: 

None

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Disclosure of Financial Support 

This program has received financial support from no organization

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This program has received in-kind support from no organization

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Potential for conflict(s) of interest: 

No conflict of interest

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Context 

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Chronic disease rates increasing globally Over represented in immigrant populations 

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Low income, ethnicity, poor access to health care

Much of morbidity is preventable through healthy living and effective self management

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What do we ask people to do to?

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Prevention Primary prevention 

Reducing the risk of developing disease 

Promoting healthy living 

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Healthy eating and weight management Smoking cessation Fitness Moderate alcohol use Stress management

Secondary prevention 

Reducing the risk of complications of disease 

Healthy living

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Self management

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Best practice health care

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Specific challenges 

Socioeconomic factors   

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Non health care related expenses Precarious employment Stress and capacity

Healthy literacy and understanding of disease Understanding of the health care system 

Mental health and illness

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Language barriers 

Health care services, education materials, health promotion programming 

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Strategies: 

Tailoring disease prevention and health promotion 

Screening 

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Ethnic considerations for onset and frequency of screening protocols

Language Mental health Culturally adapted programs and materials

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Strategies: 

Culturally competent primary health care 

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Teams to address education, SDOH, mental health Professional interpretation QI approach

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Strategies: 

Peer led programming 

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Language specific Lived experience training

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Strategies: 

Systems navigation and health coaching

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Building partnerships  

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Know your people Know the resources Make the connections

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Measure the value

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