The Quick Guide to Health Literacy including fact sheets and strategies to increase the usability of health information.
CDC's goal is to increase the applicant pool to include more organizations such as the faith-based community for CDC's funding opportunities and give the applicants more time to plan and prepare their application.
Migrant Health Promotion bases all of its work on close collaboration with community members (Promotores and Promotoras) who improve the health of their communities with community-based health education and activities. Within this framework, Migrant Health Promotion has developed several "program models."
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The Center for Faith-Based and Community InitiativesTo create an environment within the Department (HHS) that welcomes the participation of faith-based and community-based organizations as valued and essential partners assisting Americans in need. Includes and extended funding database on current funding opportunities in addition to faith-based initiatives.
Helping grantmakers improve the health of all people.
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Free and Low Cost Prescription Drugs, a 48-page booklet, includes over one hundred free medication programs and over 1,100 drug listings. It also gives proven tips, tools and tactics on how and where to get free and low cost prescription drugs. Cost: $4.00.
This organization was established by volunteers dedicated to patients who cannot afford their prescription medication.
Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Free Medicine Foundation has helped countless families across the nation completely eliminate or substantially reduce their prescription drug bills.
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NDEP: National Diabetes Education Program ENGHelping Students with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel.
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American Brain Tumor Association: Transportation assistanceComprehensive list of agencies that offer patient transportation
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Health Disparities Collaboratives Library: Cultural CompetencyAn online library of Cultural Competency resources
International air transportation programs. For travel into or out of the USA for life-saving medical treatments. Patient must be medically stable.
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Farmworker Health Services: Publications and Training ManualsFHSI's commitment to producing relevant, meaningful, and effective resources is a key component of each publication. As such, FHSI incorporates external review panels, focus groups, or peer-to-peer strategies when developing any of its publications.
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HRSA: Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care ProvidersHighlights approximately 40 HRSA-supported projects on the critical subject of cross-cultural health care. HRSA has provided exceptional leadership in helping health care providers enhance their clinical and organizational skills in cultural competence. As a result, the quality of cultural and linguistically appropriate services that HRSA provides to its diverse constituents has vastly improved.