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Coh 1700: Health Care Coordination Syllabus, Sasha Harry
Coh 1700: Health Care Coordination Syllabus, Sasha Harry
Open Educational Resources
This is the syllabus for a Health Care Coordination course.
The goal of health care coordination is to improve patient outcomes with better health care services. Care coordinators play a critical role in improving patient care. Students will learn how to effectively advocate for patients and interact with members of the healthcare team in finding solutions to provide high quality, value-based, and efficient care. Effective communication styles, assessing patient’s needs and goals, and helping with patients’ transitions of care are among many topics covered in this course. Upon course completion, students will have acquired basic knowledge and skills to educate, …
Mental Hell, Jesenia De Moya, Hanaa' Tameez, Maritza Villela
Mental Hell, Jesenia De Moya, Hanaa' Tameez, Maritza Villela
Capstones
Mental Hell explores how difficult it is for low-income Latinos in New York City to access mental health care. Through explanations from experts and the personal stories of three Latinas New Yorkers who have gone through the process of trying to get the care they need, the story guides the reader through the many roadblocks this demographic encounters specifically under the insurance of Medicaid.
This is an extremely important topic that affects many New Yorkers, and we believe something needs to be done to make this type of healthcare more accessible for Latinos. New York City has a very high …
Public Health Insurance Utilization In New York City, 2008, Rachael Varra
Public Health Insurance Utilization In New York City, 2008, Rachael Varra
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This study examines demographic and socioeconomic factors of racial/ethnic groups in New York City between as of 2008 – particularly the utilization of public health insurance (PHI) benefits.
Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.
Results: Of the 25% of New Yorkers receiving PHI in 2008, the absolute number of whites, blacks and Latinos receiving PHI was similar. However, greater proportions of Latinos …
Health Insurance Patterns Among Latinos In Comparative Perspective 2004 — 2007, Rachael Varra
Health Insurance Patterns Among Latinos In Comparative Perspective 2004 — 2007, Rachael Varra
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This report examines the rates at which the four major racial/ethnic groups in the United States — Latinos, non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks and Asians — lacked health insurance from 2004- 2006 in the U.S. overall and in the ten states with the largest Latino populations: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Arizona, New Jersey, Colorado, New Mexico and Georgia.
Methods: The “lack of insurance data” in this report were derived from Health Statistics Data obtained by the Center for Disease Control from 2004 to 2006. In September 2008 these data became available by race, age and ethnicity/race on a …
Disparities In Health And Well-Being Among Latinos In Washington Heights/Inwood 2000–2005, Ana Motta-Moss
Disparities In Health And Well-Being Among Latinos In Washington Heights/Inwood 2000–2005, Ana Motta-Moss
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This report analyzes how well the residents of Washington Heights/Inwood (WH/IN) have fared on selected health indicators set forth by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygene between 2000 and 2005.
Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.
Results: Immigrant families in particular face a multitude of health concerns, as well as specific barriers to accessing health care services. The socioeconomic and …