Building the capacity of healthcare infrastructure (including clinics) to provide high-quality and culturally responsive care.
Access to care alone isn’t enough—improving health outcomes requires care that is high-quality, patient-centered, and culturally responsive. When services are fragmented, underfunded, or lack cultural competence, people are less likely to get the timely care they need, deepening health disparities.
Culturally responsive care recognizes that people’s culture, identity, and life experiences shape how they understand health, how they talk about symptoms, and how they respond to treatment. When care is culturally responsive, it builds trust, improves communication, and leads to better health outcomes.
To address health inequities, we must strengthen both the traditional healthcare system and community-based organizations to provide quality, culturally responsive care. It also requires building stronger connections across systems so that care is better coordinated, access and more effective in reducing disparities. In Central Texas, some of the most significant health disparities are seen in the areas of maternal health and mental health.
Driving Impact
By 2030, St. David’s Foundation aims to increase the percentage of organizations within the Central Texas primary care safety net applying best practices in patient-centered, quality, culturally responsive care.
To address the disparities in maternal and mental health outcomes, we also seek to:
- Increase regional capacity to provide culturally responsive, community-informed maternal health and mental health support—both within clinical settings and through community-based services
- Increase public and private investment for improving maternal health and mental health outcomes in Central Texas
Approach
St. David’s Foundation’s approach is centered on service delivery, developing capacity, and leveraging resources to build a stronger, more connected healthcare infrastructure that delivers high-quality, culturally responsive care.
We will invest in:
- Strengthening safety net healthcare providers to ensure services are patient-centered, effective, and culturally relevant
- Improving maternal health and mental health by:
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- Supporting community-led organizations to deliver culturally responsive care through direct services, to build long-term stability and capacity, and to advocate for systemic change
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- Fostering collaboration and connection between clinical providers and community-based organizations
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- Expanding the amount of public and private resources available for interventions seeking to improve maternal and mental health outcomes
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May 18, 2021
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