The Hospitals, Language, and Culture Study October 2009 Project Update
http://tinyurl.com/yl9psp7
This month’s Update includes information about:

• Ongoing Hospital, Language and Culture projects
• Resources from the HLC Study
• October is Health Literacy Month
• The Joint Commission revises mission, vision statements.

The Joint Commission’s Hospitals, Language, and Culture October 2009 Project Update can be found on The Joint Commission Web site under Hospitals, Language, and Culture. [posted on the Joint Commission HLC listserv]

Mix it Up at Lunch Day
November 10
http://tinyurl.com/yj2g923
Teaching Tolerance’s Mix It Up program helps K-12 teachers develop inclusive school communities. Students thrive—socially and academically—in schools that are inclusive. Yet, for far too many students, schools are hotbeds of exclusion. Social scientists have long maintained that contact between diverse groups helps alleviate tensions and reduce prejudice. Mix It Up seeks to break down the barriers between students and improve intergroup relations so there are fewer misunderstandings that can lead to conflicts, bullying, and harassment. Teaching Tolerance provides Mix It Up activities for teachers to use to organize a successful Mix It Up at Lunch Day and promote social border crossing all year long. [Teaching Tolerance Newsletter http://www.tolerance.org/newsletters/signup?ttnewsletter=ttnewsgen-110309]

The Office of Minority Health Website
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/espanol/
See links to National American Indian Heritage Month on this webiste at http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=30&ID=8214

“Good Health Information @ Your Library” from Utah to YouTube
The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center is championing partnerships between community health clinics and public libraries through the Utah Women’s Health Information Network (UWIN) http://womenshealthuwin.utah.edu/uwin_projects_chcpl.php . A thirty-second TV ad campaign shown statewide this fall is highlighting the message “Good Health Information @ Your Library.” This ad is now also available on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYlFc6Kgg1c

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