Participants of a recent Transitions Optical roundtable agreed that there is a great need for eyecare professionals to collaborate with general health professionals, and health-based community and cultural organizations, to promote eye health education and provide eyecare across diverse populations.
>>>The corresponding paper can be downloaded for free at MyMulticulturalToolkit.com>>>
Key points the roundtable paper addresses:
• Common overall health issues among diverse populations and implications for eye health
• Cultural considerations for improving quality of care
• Collaborative opportunities for improving quality of care and reaching new patients
• Best practices and strategies from the general health care sector and health-based, community and cultural organizations
• Resources that can be used to promote eye health education and collaboration
The paper is authored by roundtable participants, who represent multiple points of interaction with at-risk diverse populations:
• Neyal Ammary-Risch, MPH, MCHES – Director, National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP), National Eye Institute
• Mila and Jimmy Ferrer – Bloggers and Co-Founders of Familias con Diabetes
• Margo LaDrew – National Board Member, National Council of Negro Women and Founder, Black Beauty Shop Program
• Edwin Marshall, OD, MS, MPH – Professor Emeritus of Optometry and Former Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs, Indiana University
• Charlotte Parniawski, RN-BC, MSN, CNE – Nurse Educator, Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, part of the Yale New Haven Health System
• Diane Sheehan, APRN, CDE – Nurse Practitioner, Northeast Medical Group, Bridgeport, part of the Yale New Haven Health System
• Dan Suarez – President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
• Vincent Young, MD – Chairman, Division of Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia
The paper can be downloaded and ordered, free-of-charge, at MyMulticulturalToolkit.com.
