CCFHH Program Awardees: Racial/Ethnic Group Target Audience
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The efforts of some award-winning organizations focused on a specific racial or ethnic group as the target audience for the Family Health History tool. Below are the report synopses of the 4 organizations that used the tool in this capacity, plus links to their full final reports.
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[edit] Angioma Alliance
Cavernous angioma is caused in part by the Common Hispanic Mutation introduced by Spanish settlers in 1598 and has continued to be concentrated in areas of higher Hispanic populations. Therefore, the project of Angioma Alliance was targeted on a largely Hispanic group.
- Angioma Alliance used the Does It Run In the Family? toolkit to educate a broad audience in New Mexico about the Common Hispanic Mutation, a form of cavernous angiomas traced to the original Spanish settlers of 1598. Angioma Alliance partnered with the city of Santa Fe and the state of New Mexico to distribute booklets through clinics, physicians, public awareness events. They encouraged newly diagnosed and at risk patients to become keystone family members who educate others. Click to see Angioma Alliance: Final Report.
[edit] Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center
Brookdale, located in Brooklyn, NY targeted the use of this tool on families and children affected by Sickle Cell Disease. This resulted in the target audience having largely African, Hispanic, and Carribbean backgrounds.
- Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center customized the Does It Run In the Family? toolkit to be used within one current program, a culturally competent and comprehensive system of care for those with sickle cell disease and trait, focused on increasing patient, public, and professional awareness of sickle cell disease. The toolkit was distributed to current patients, future referrals, parent support groups, and community outreach programs at the Brooklyn Public Library, school PTAs, faith-based institutions, and other local organizations. Click to see Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center: Final Report.
[edit] Progreso Latino Inc.
Progreso Latino Inc. is a non-profit organization in Rhode Island that focuses its attention on the Latino community. Its efforts pay attention to health disparities as a result of poverty, limited access to health care, and behavioral risk factors. Latinos in this area are particularly affected by high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
- Progreso Latino united multiple generations, cultures, and languages around family health history through its many program areas - Senior Citizen, Youth, Wellness - and social services, including English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), GED, citizenship classes, and a bi-lingual preschool. The project culminated in a family health history celebration, including a play created by program participants, bringing together community members of all ages. Click to see Progreso Latino Inc.: Final Report.
[edit] West Side Community Health Services
The West Side Community Health Services project focused on an English speaking Hmong community, an Asian ethnic group. Their goal was to increase health and genetic awareness in this culture.
- West Side Community Health Services works with the Hmong population in and around St. Paul, MN. The toolkit was customized for the Hmong community to increase their knowledge about the relevance of family health history and genetics to health, and clarify issues of heredity in a culturally competent manner for a group steeped in traditional ideas about inheritance and illness. Click to see West Side Community Health Services: Final Report.
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