ETHNIC SENSITIVE HEALTH CARE|ADVOCACY

HEALTHCARE

WEN can help you and your family reduce the unnecessary stress associated with finding and communicating with your doctor, nurse, nutritionist, etc. This is especially true when dealing with health threatening emergencies. In a world where health practitioners of diverse backgrounds serve others from different backgrounds, it can be equally as challenging for healthcare providers to master as many different cultures as possible while providing or seeking to provide the best healthcare.

That’s why WEN steps in to make this process easy for both you and your health practitioner. WEN provides:

HEALTH & WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

HEALTH EQUITY:RACIAL & ETHNIC COMPETENCY:

culture/ethnic competency healthcare workshops for hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, etc. (Doctors, nurses, home health aides, and other health practitioners)

HEALTH & WELLNESS:

This workshop is for individuals, cultural associations, churches, parents of minority children, schools serving racial and ethnic families, and those interested in seeking knowledge about how to:

Speak to your doctor about your ethnical practices

Understand western and tropical ailments and diseases and and how they relate to your health

Manage your health

Women’s Health

Teens and Wellness

Care giving for racial or ethnic ageing parents

LOCATE HEALTH PRACTITIONERS WITH ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS:

With the partnership of various physicians of different cultural backgrounds, you can choose a physician who speaks the same language, eats the same foods, understands your beliefs, etc.

CULTURE ADVOCATE INTEPRETOR ASSISTANCE

Engage the services of one of our cultural advocates to interpret your doctors instructions, communicate your demands, manage doctor’s expectations, etc.