Get Involved! There are many ways to become involved in promoting
multicultural health. Become more aware of issues affecting minority
health and efforts to promote multicultural health by joining the
Multicultural Health Listserv. If you have
suggestions to improve the way the Utah Department of Health serves
ethnic and racial minorities, share your ideas.
Visit our event calendar to learn about ethnic
events and cultural competence trainings. If you would like to formally
direct government health program planning and spending decisions,
apply to become a Utah Department of Health advisory
committee or coalition member. People and organizations who work
with or care about the health status of Utah minorities may join the
Multicultural Health Network and collaborate
with government agencies, healthcare providers and community-based
organizations to eliminate health disparities in Utah. The Center
offers technical assistance to community-based organizations
working on multicultural health issues. The Utah Department of Health
and other agencies offer grant opportunities
for health projects focused on minority issues.
Multicultural Health Listserv Join our listserv to receive emails about ethnic
health news and events. To join our listserv, contact disparities@utah.gov.
Share your story! Tell us about your health or health care experiences.
We rely on our community and government partners to share
grant opportunities, events, resources and news that we can advertise through
our website, newsletter and listserv. We also love to hear your ideas to
reduce health disparities in Utah.
Learn about upcoming ethnic events and cultural
competence trainings hosted by the Utah Department of Health,
other government agencies, and community-based organizations.
Disparities Office activities to address
health disparities in healthcare access, birth outcomes and obesity are governed by Boards consisting of experts in these fields and representatives of minority populations. Board meetings are open to the public. Members of the public who wish to be included on the agenda must make a request at least four business days in advance of a Board meeting. To make such a request or to request copies of Board minutes or other documents, contact disparities@utah.gov.
Healthcare Access for Minorities Advisory Board
Jennifer Wrathall
Utah Department of Health, Office of Public Health Assessment
Ming Wang
Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Abuse
Dexter Pearce
Association for Utah Community Health
Nann Worel
The People's Health Clinic
Rich Foster
Utah Department of Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
Darrin Sluga
Salt Lake Valley Health Department
Scott Sherratt
Molina Healthcare
Guadalupe Tovar
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Kurt Micka
Utah Partners for Health
Erica Dahl
Intermountain Healthcare
Michelle Martin
Utah Department of Health, Oral Health
Elizabeth Craig
Select Health
Sarah Klingenstein
People's Health Clinic
Michael Styles
Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Senior Services
Birth Outcomes for Minorities Advisory Board
Joyce Ah You
The Queen Center
Deborah Ellis
Utah Department of Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health
Janet Landon
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
Paola Velez
Utah Department of Health, Women, Infants and Children Program
Vacant
Utah Department of Health, Office of Home Visiting
Siosaia Hakofa
Central Utah Clinic
Eric Christensen
Utah Department of Health, Neonatal Follow-up
Julie Drake
March of Dimes
Betty Sawyer
Project Success
Sarah Simons
Utah County Health Department
Cathy Endicott
Children's Service Society
Obesity in Minorities Advisory Board
Rebecca Fronberg
Utah Department of Health, Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Program
Angelica Nash
Centro Hispano
Doriena Lee
Calvary Baptist Church
Victor Arredondo
American Health Association/American Stroke Association
Heidi Smith
HealthInsight
Heather Aiono
Univeristy of Utah, University of Utah, Community Engagment Core
Fahina Tavake-Pasi
National Tongan-American Society
Valerie Flattes
University of Utah, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Funded Partners
The following community partners have grants from the Office of Health Disparities Reduction (Center for Multicultural Health) to address health disparities in Utah minority populations from June 2011 to August 2013.
The Office can assist Utah Department of Health
programs, local health department programs, and community-based organizations
with cultural competence trainings, seeking ethnic community members
for coalitions and advisory boards, and linguistic services. For more
details and to make a request, see www.health.utah.gov/disparities/TA/form3.html
Grant Opportunities Grant opportunities related to improving
ethnic and racial minority health and eliminating health disparities
are included in every issue of The
CONNECTION. These
are only partial lists of the grant opportunities that may exist
at the Department of Health and other organizations.
The CONNECTION
Newsletter The Office of Health Disparities Reduction publishes
this newsletter to inform our community partners about efforts
to reduce health disparities. Every issue of The CONNECTION
includes grant opportunities, job opportunities, upcoming events
and articles about cultural competence and health disparity
issues.To be notified when a newsletter is completed, join our
listserv. To join, contact disparities@utah.gov.
Office of Health Disparities Reduction (OHD),
Utah Department of Health (UDOH)
Mailing Address: PO Box 142008 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2008
| Location:
3760 S Highland Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Email: disparities@utah.gov
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Phone: 801-273-4140| Fax: (801) 536-0970 | Web: health.utah.gov/disparities
