Connections Jan 2012 vol 3 issue 1.pdf
Caring Health Center
Caring Health Center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C.254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n).
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In September 2006 Caring Health Center received funding through a University of Arizona grant from the National Cancer Institute to research the impact of cultural differences and health literacy on chronic disease outcomes. Health literacy is defined as the ability of a patient to understand and act on a medical provider’s instructions.

The study focuses on patients from four ethnic groups, including immigrants, who have been diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension.  Caring Health Center hopes to use the information learned in this study to develop programs and services that provide better and more appropriate care for our patients.

http://anthropology.arizona.edu/culturehealthliteracy/

For more information, call: 693-1017
Culture & Health Literacy