The World Association of Cultural Psychiatry conference will feature a bio-psycho-social, and a spiritual-cultural synthesis of cultural psychiatry, with a special focus on young people and life course approaches to cultural psychiatry:

Healthy Minds Canada is proud to host its 3rd Annual Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposia on Saturday, October 1, 2011 in Vancouver, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto, Durham Region, Kingston, Montreal and Halifax. This event is open to the general public (families, parents, caregivers, youth, students, seniors, health care providers, mental health professionals, educators, service providers, justice workers, etc.). Admission is complimentary.

The new Canadian guidelines for immigrants and refugees have been published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The guidelines provide detailed coverage of general health conditions such as infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, and women’s health.

AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit Now Available

In February, DiversityRx hosted a webinar on using a health literacy self-assessment tool to guide quality improvement in primary care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is proud to announce that the tool discussed, the Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, is now available.

The theme of the 2010 conference is “Improving health care for culturally diverse populations: A new place on the national health agenda.”   From state initiatives to accreditation standards to national health care reform, improving the health of culturally diverse populations is on the agenda of our country’s health policymakers.

Mental health is a critical issue for governments, communities, and individuals around the world. This conference will address the pervasive and enduring inequalities that affect the mental health of millions of people, in both rich and poor countries.