Foundation Grant Looks to Reduce Latino Health Disparities

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The Cambia Health Foundation recently invested over $300,000 in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah to expand curriculum for culturally appropriate palliative care for Latinos. The Foundation grant, gifted to Familias en Acción, will provide palliative care training to 2,400 health professionals and health navigators in the four states.

“Culturally appropriate palliative care can help improve health outcomes and quality of care,” said Elyse Salend, Cambria Health Foundation program officer. “This investment fits Cambria Health Foundation’s goals of advancing quality, access, and understanding of palliative care, and transforming health care to be more person-focused, affordable, and equitable.”

A key component of reducing health disparities in Latino communities is the ability of health care providers and organizations to deliver care that meets the needs of their patients socially, culturally, and linguistically.

The new curriculum, developed in partnership with the University of Portland, will help increase the understanding of how palliative care for Latinos is different than for non-Hispanic patients.

“This curriculum is an engaging, multi-modal training addressing culturally specific palliative care of Latinos by providing relevant training on cross-cultural issues to health professionals that reduce cultural and linguistic barriers to quality patient care,” said Gail Brownmiller, execute direct of Familias en Acción.