Cross Cultural Strategies to Address the Healthcare Needs of the Hmong Community in Milwaukee

Project Overview

5th Funding Cycle Development Award
     Project Start Date: 7/1/2009
     Project End Date: 6/30/2010

Project Goal Statement: The goal of this project is to develop cross cultural strategies to address the healthcare needs of the Hmong community in Milwaukee, WI with regard to mental health and preventable diseases.

Award Amount: $40,000

Community Partner:
Primary Community Partner: Kevin Her, Shee Yee Community of Milwaukee, Inc.

Academic Partners:
Primary Academic Partner: Melanie Sberna Hinojosa, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Additional Academic Partner: Alan Wells, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Project Progress Summary Reports:
     Project Progress Report Summary 7/1/2009 - 12/31/2009
     Project Final Report Summary     

Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)

• Outreach Materials / Events
  • Led discussion groups after the Bioethics Grand Rounds presentation on November 2, 2009 by Anne Fadiman, the author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down.
• Presentations
  • Presented Hmong Shaman-Doctor Dialogue programs to medical students, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students, community members and physicians (Jan – June 2010)