Blue Hills Community Health Alliance (CHNA 20) Encompassing the towns of Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Hingham Hull, Milton, Norwell, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate, Sharon, and Weymouth
CHNA 20'S General Meeting and Workshop Culturally Competent Care: Communicating Across Cultural Boundaries May 15, 2014 10am - 12noon Stetson Hall 6 Main Street, Randolph, MA As demographics in Massachusetts communities change, health care and human service providers must deliver care within and beyond cultural boundaries, learning to communicate effectively with clients or co-workers whose cultures may differ dramatically from their own. Adapted from an evidence-based curriculum recommended by the CDC for replication, Culturally Competent Care: Communicating Across Cultural Boundaries training programs present a foundation for culturally responsive services and care. The 90minute initial session defines culture and cultural competency; explains how health disparities have stimulated increasing regulatory requirements for cultural competency; discusses barriers to effective cross-cultural interactions; and identifies tools and resources to improve cross-cultural care and reduce health disparities. Nursing CEU's and resource handout packets are included. We are very fortunate to have Marilyn Gardner and Cathy Romeo leading the training.* Both have wide experience in the field and have provided this training for other CHNAs.
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Culturally Competent Care: Communicating Across Cultural Boundaries * Presenter Biographies Marilyn Gardner is a Registered Nurse and Health Educator currently working with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as a Clinical Liaison and Professional Education Specialist. Marilyn began developing and presenting workshops on cultural competency in 2001 after being certified through the National Asian Women’s Health Organization Communicating Across Boundaries Train the Trainer program. Marilyn has presented cross-cultural workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. Along with her nursing degree, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Administration and is an honors graduate of Suffolk University’s Health and Human Service Management Certificate program. Marilyn has worked with Cathy Romeo to adapt the Communicating Across Boundaries curriculum for a broader audience. She is passionate about equipping providers with tools to further their ability to offer culturally responsive service. Cathy Romeo, Manager of Multicultural Services at VNA Care Network & Hospice, has extensive experience in health education and prevention programs and providing services to diverse communities. She is a certified cultural competency trainer and her background includes national public speaking, program administration, education and counseling. She won several national awards as the on-site Director of the federally funded pilot “Catch the Hope” program, providing perinatal health services, education and case management to culturally diverse pregnant and postpartum inmates at the Massachusetts state prison for women. Cathy was recognized by the MA Department of Public Health in 2001 with the SHERO Award for Women Leaders in Health Care and in 2009 by the MetroWest Health Foundation with the Health Leader Award for “outstanding leadership to advance the health of the community.” She is the co-author of Ended Beginnings, Healing Childbearing Losses, and a former chapter author and editor of Our Bodies, Ourselves, as well as author of numerous articles in a variety of journals and publications. Cathy is an honors graduate of Suffolk University’s Health and Human Services Management Certificate Program.