[PHNURSES] [Fwd: New Item Available For Community Health Clinics]

[Laura Larsson]

Friends:

Information from Sara Levine on domestic violence that might be 
of interest.

Laura

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Subject: 	New Item Available For Community Health Clinics
Date: 	Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:43:30 -0700
From: 	Sara Levine <Sara.Levine at swedish.org>
To: 	<larsson at u.washington.edu>



Hi Laura,
I already sent this to PNW Health.  Could you please post to your 
other
lists, as you see relevant.  Thanks! -Sara
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New Item Available For Community Health Clinics

The Washington State Department of Health and the International
Community Health Services Prenatal Clinic collaborated on a 
3-year HRSA
demonstration grant to address the question:  "What strategies are
required to adapt mainstream domestic violence screening 
practices to
increase the rates of culturally relevant screening and 
intervention in
a community clinic serving highly diverse prenatal patients?"  This
qualitative study resulted in increased screening by all provider 
staff
of prenatal clients, unexpected high rates of referral for non- 
pregnant
patients, and the development of unique strategies to increase
culturally relevant screening rates, to address staff training 
needs,
and to improve working relationships with domestic violence 
providers
and community-based organizations.

"The Perinatal Domestic Violence Identification Services: A Guide 
Toward
Culturally Relevant Care in Health Clinics (PDVIS GUIDE)" is a 
summary
of this work. It has been endorsed by a variety of Community Clinic
staff: Dorothy Wong, ICHS Executive Director, Dr. Alan Chun ICHS 
Medical
Director, Erin Galvin, SeaKing Health Department, Lynn Slouber, 
Prenatal
Care Coordinator, Moses Lake Community Health Clinic and Leo Gaeta,
Program Director, Columbia Basin Health Clinic.

The PDVIS Guide (available in hard copy and on CD) was designed 
for the
unique nature of community clinics serving highly diverse, immigrant
populations with multiple needs. The PDVIS Guide has new, 
practical, and
easy to use strategies for:

­ Assessing the internal and external environment of a clinic 
setting to
determine where to start implementation when funding and time are 
limited.
­ Implementing effective, efficient quality assurance activities 
(in Excel).
o Implementing a selection of proven culturally relevant screening
activities based on the environmental assessment.
o Modifying and incorporating the study's Protocol, tool training,
documentation and community education materials into the clinic 
setting.

The PDVIS Guide is being disseminated by the Department of 
Health.  The
Perinatal Partnership Against Domestic Violence Advisory 
Committee with
representatives from DV/SA Coalitions, professional groups (OB, 
Family
Medicine, AMA, ANA, NASW), CPHW, WWAHEC, Region X HRSA, DSHS 
DV/CA, PHND
and DOH Divisions have copies of the guide and are willing to 
promote
its use.

Copies of the PDVIS Guide are available from Sherry Taylor
sherry.taylor at doh.wa.gov <mailto:sherry.taylor at doh.wa.gov>,
253-395-6741.  Contact Judith Leconte (judith.leconte at doh.wa.gov
<mailto:judith.leconte at doh.wa.gov> 253-395-6739) with questions 
or for
technical assistance.


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