Helen Dao, MHA, Appointed to Advisory Board of NJ Asian American Association for Human Services

Oct. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Dao Management Consulting Services, Inc., is pleased to announce that its President and CEO, Helen Dao, MHA, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the New Jersey Asian American Association for Human Services (NJAAAHS). In that role she will advise NJAAAHS so that their new 2012 programs and services will be culturally competent.

“I am pleased to be working with NJAAAHS,” say Dao. “The agency has a strong role in advocating for the Asian American community in the state. I believe that with my expertise and experience in cross-cultural communication and cultural competency, I can help NJAAAHS address the educational and psychosocial needs of members of the Asian American community.”

Dao is a recognized expert in the field of cross-cultural communication in health care. She works with health care institutions such as Los Angeles Children’s Hospital to remove the cultural and language barriers that minority and underserved individuals can face in health care.

The New Jersey Asian American Association of Human Services (www.njaaahs.org) was founded in 1993 to provide human services and to present a united front for NJ’s Asian Americans. Today, the association provides the Asian American community with statewide forums, health fairs and conferences to improve community members’ quality of life. The agency also serves as a community advocate and works to eliminate disparity and inequality in health care for Asian Americans.

About Dao Management Consulting Services, Inc.

Dao Management Consulting Services, Inc., is 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