Helen Dao to Present Cultural Communication Workshop for the NJ Society for Public Health

Sept. 9, 2011 - PRLog -- On September 28, 2011, Helen Dao, MHA, will present “Integrating Cultural Strategies for Health Educators: Strengthening Communication” for the New Jersey Society for Public Health Education (NJSOPHE). This introductory-level program will be held from 8 am to 4 pm at the Continuing Studies Conference Center, New Brunswick, NJ. It is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Public Health Training Center and is open to clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and other health educators. For more information and to register, contact Iesha Suber at 973.972.5354 or isuber.njsophe@gmail.com.

This workshop will enable health educators to understand how to deliver health education that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. “It will get health educators thinking about and responding effectively to the diverse belief systems that can impact patients’ health and well being,” says Dao.

President and CEO of Dao Consulting, Dao is a recognized expert in the field of intercultural communication in health care. She works with non-profit organizations such as the Epilepsy Foundation to remove the cultural and language barriers that minority and underserved individuals can face in health care.

About Dao Management Consulting Services, Inc.

Dao is President and CEO of Jersey City-based Dao Management Consulting Services Inc., a firm known for building best practices and strategies for public health programs that serve multicultural communities. Dao and her team’s expertise is in working with Latino, Asian Chinese, and Caribbean-non-Hispanic communities.

Dao has been a guest speaker for national organizations such as the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) and the Epilepsy Foundation and serves on committees for the New York State Multicultural Advisory Council and the American Heart Association, among others. She has published several articles on cultural competency and the patient-centered medical home model.

Dao Consulting (http://www.daoconsultingservices.com) is recognized by the National Center for Cultural Competence at George Washington University Center for Child and Human Development, Washington DC, to provide consulting, technical assistance and cultural competency training for both non-profit and for-profit industries.

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Dao Management Consulting Services Inc., a firm known for building best practices and strategies for public health programs that serve multicultural communities. http://www.daoconsultingservices.com