HCMC is Minnesota’s primary safety net, providing more uncompensated care (and more care to publicly insured individuals) than any other facility in the state.  Served by Hennepin Faculty Associates, a multi-specialty practice group with joint appointments at the University of Minnesota, HCMC provides emergency, primary, outpatient specialty, and inpatient care in more than 80 languages, to the most culturally diverse patient population in the state.  The site visit will include tours of the Emergency Department, the Interpreter Services Department, a program to address limited health literacy among Spanish-speakers at the Pharmacy, culturally specific primary care services at the General Medicine Clinic, the Pediatrics Department and the Diabetes Clinic.  The tour will conclude with a discussion at the Center for Urban Health, regarding factors that facilitate and impede development and sustainable implementation of services responsive to culturally diverse populations.

http://www.centerforurbanhealth.org/default.htm

The Center for International Health, is a HealthPartners clinic that provides a broad range of health care to culturally diverse communities, focusing on refugee and immigrant primary care. Our staff has advanced training, many years of global health experience and understands the unique needs of immigrants, including those living in the United States for many years. The Center for International Health has received statewide and national recognition and awards for our care delivery model and believe it represents one example of the best practices in culturally competent health care. We have an experienced team of health care providers, including bilingual/ bicultural physicians, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, physician assistants, and social workers. Enjoy a brief tour of the facility and an opportunity to meet and ask questions of our diverse staff and on site interpreters. Follow the link below to read about a new book telling the story of the Center for International Health:

http://www.aftonpress.com/index.html

Join us for a tour of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, a destination to the heart of the American Indian community.   Owned and operated by the community, it houses a variety of programs servicing youth to elders in unique collaborations with health care agencies. Visit with staff and leadership that oversee the work of bringing community healthcare services to the community. The site visit will include a tour of the building, a visit to the Two Rivers Gallery, and Woodland Indian Arts and Crafts.

http://www.maicnet.org/