Event: “Tour of HealthCare.gov” Webinar
Presented by: The HHS Partnership Center
Audience: Health care consumers and providers
Tour the Healthcare.gov website, which is designed to provide consumers with information about insurance options, Medicare coverage, the Affordable Care Act, and more.
August 21, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Author Archives: Elizabeth Costello
Health Information Translations
Resource: Health Information Translations
This website provides easy to read and culturally appropriate education resources in multiple languages for health care professionals and others to use in their communities.
“Opening Doors” Disability Booklets
Resource: “Opening Doors” Disability Booklets
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association
These booklets examine the perceptions of disability within particular culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia and are available in multiple languages.
Former Child Refugee Competes for the U.S. in the 2012 Olympics
News: Former Child Refugee Competes for the U.S. in the 2012 Olympics
Lopez Lomong, a former child refugee from South Sudan, competed for the U.S. in the 5,000 meter running event on August 9, 2012.
Stories for Somali Health Video
Resource: Stories for Somali Health Video
New Routes to Community Health
This one-hour video, hosted on YouTube, uses a traditional Somali folklore character to illustrate how a modern-day family can confront mental illness.
ORR is Now on Twitter
News: ORR is Now on Twitter
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is now on Twitter. Follow ORR @USRefugee to prepare for the 2012 ORR Consultation and to learn more about ORR’s work. Are you or your organization on Twitter? Use the hashtag #ORR2012 to promote the 2012 ORR Consultation. ORR will be “live tweeting” the Consultation proceedings on September 19th and 20th. You can also follow ORR Director Eskiner Negash @DirectorORR and Deputy Director Ken Tota @DepDirectorORR.
Mapping Local Resources: Guidebook for Ethnic Community-Based
Resource: Mapping Local Resources: Guidebook for Ethnic Community-Based Organizations
Project SOAR
Step-by-step approach on how to find and map local resources to improve services and create community partnerships.
Minority Mental Health Awareness Resources
Resource: Minority Mental Health Awareness Resources
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Tools to bring awareness and support for mental health in minority communities.
After the Ruling: A Consumer’s Guide
Resource: After the Ruling: A Consumer’s Guide
User-friendly explanation of Supreme Court’s ACA decision and implications. Also available in Spanish.
Human Rights Conference: Create Space for Gender-Peace
Event: Human Rights Conference: Create Space for Gender-Peace
Presented by: UNSPOKEN
Audience: Clinicians, lawyers, community advocates, resettlement agencies, human rights advocates.
Using a gendered perspective of human rights, explore the universal nature of gender violence and create opportunities for gender-peace.
October 17-18, 2012, Utica, NY