DEI/Health Equity

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Date of Presentation

5-2-2024 12:00 AM

College

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Opiate overdose is an unfortunately common risk factor for suicide; suicide attempts accounted for an estimated 30% of fatal opioid overdoses during the pandemic. As a result, the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Psychiatry developed an Integrated Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention program targeted at members of the community and frontline workers to increase awareness and provide brief interventions, which demonstrated an improvement of 89% in our English-speaking attendees.

Spanish is the most common non-English language in New Jersey, with an estimated 1.3 million speakers. Hispanic patients also frequently experience culturally bound stigmas, so it is vital to ensure content is appropriately targeted for maximum impact. In this poster, we showcase some examples of translated and targeted content, and detail several terms that differ between regional variations of country-specific Spanish, which are commonly spoken in New Jersey. Attention to matching variant terms and the use of local terminology for culturally specific syndromes can increase effectiveness of patient education programs in underserved populations. The use of qualified human medical translators proficient in the specific variant spoken by patients or provider-patient concordance also minimizes misunderstanding and may improve rapport.

Keywords

Opiate Overdose, Suicide Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health, Hispanic or Latino, Patient Education, Cultural Competency

Disciplines

Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Health and Medical Administration | Medicine and Health Sciences | Preventive Medicine | Psychiatry | Public Health Education and Promotion | Substance Abuse and Addiction

Document Type

Poster

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May 2nd, 12:00 AM

Spot the Signs - Comunicación Es Lo Más Importante

Opiate overdose is an unfortunately common risk factor for suicide; suicide attempts accounted for an estimated 30% of fatal opioid overdoses during the pandemic. As a result, the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Psychiatry developed an Integrated Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention program targeted at members of the community and frontline workers to increase awareness and provide brief interventions, which demonstrated an improvement of 89% in our English-speaking attendees.

Spanish is the most common non-English language in New Jersey, with an estimated 1.3 million speakers. Hispanic patients also frequently experience culturally bound stigmas, so it is vital to ensure content is appropriately targeted for maximum impact. In this poster, we showcase some examples of translated and targeted content, and detail several terms that differ between regional variations of country-specific Spanish, which are commonly spoken in New Jersey. Attention to matching variant terms and the use of local terminology for culturally specific syndromes can increase effectiveness of patient education programs in underserved populations. The use of qualified human medical translators proficient in the specific variant spoken by patients or provider-patient concordance also minimizes misunderstanding and may improve rapport.

 

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