Culturally responsive refugee and migrant health.

Cordes, Colleen

doi:10.1037/fsh0000666

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“…However, IHSC is not well understood in Canada and is an evolving phenomenon in Canada (Cheng and Catallo, 2023). Care for immigrant older adult populations can be complex given their increased risk to poor health, and IHSC can be leveraged to support enhanced care from a more culturally responsive perspective (Cordes, 2021; Lewis and Myhra, 2018; Lu et al ., 2020). This is important in a culturally diverse city like the Greater Toronto Area which attracts many immigrant older adults who do not speak English or French (Toronto Public Health, 2019).…”

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Healthy at Home: an integrated health and social care initiative for vulnerable and marginalized older adults in Toronto

Cheng,

Catallo

2024

JICA

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PurposeThe Healthy at Home (H@H) is an older adult day program that is in Toronto in Ontario, Canada. This is an integrated health and social care (IHSC) program that seeks to address the social isolation and health needs of a highly vulnerable older adult population living in the north Toronto communities. These are Russian-speaking Jewish older adult immigrants. The case provides a detailed description of the factors that enabled a diverse group of health and social care organizations to integrate their respective services to address the health and social care needs of their clients using a culturally appropriate and trauma-informed lens.Design/methodology/approachA case description comprised of key informant interviews, and a focus group was undertaken of representatives from health and social care organizations serving clients in the north Toronto area.FindingsThis case description identified eleven integration factors that enabled organizations to provide integrated care using a culturally appropriate and trauma-informed lens, and they include developing an aligned vision and goals, communications, an inter-organization culture of inter-dependence, champions, pre-existing relationships, and champions. In addition, operating in the not-for-profit sector, sector differences, enabling public policies and a strong sense of community have influenced integration of services across the organizational partners to serve its high-risk client group.Originality/valueThis case description lends insights into how IHSC can be leveraged to provide culturally appropriate and trauma-informed care for highly vulnerable client/patient populations. A lesson learnt is that social care partners can engage in successful integration leadership in joint health and social care integration efforts.

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