Cultural Consultants Help Providers Reach Out to Diverse Communities

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Bobbie Guidry

Cultural Consultants is a service supported by the Minnesota Board on Aging that provides cultural expertise and professional services to providers across Minnesota. The consultants have been specially trained in recognizing and understanding signs of memory loss as well as offering resources to support family, friends and neighbors who are caregiving. 

Consultants who are part of the program are community leaders with extensive knowledge of their own culture. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds and life experiences and offer a wide range of professional services, including convening focus groups, conducting needs assessments, marketing and advertising, community engagement, outreach, education and training, program development and evaluation and research. 

Consultants currently participating in the program include those with knowledge of African-American, American Indian, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano, East African, West African, Hmong, Russian, Somali and LGBT populations. 

To find a consultant, go to culturalconsultants.com or contact Nancy Lee at 651-431-4258.