Center for Diversity and Health Equity

Patient and Family Education

How We Can Help Your Family

Seattle Children’s Center for Diversity and Health Equity (CDHE) was created in 2006 to enhance health equity in care and research at Seattle Children's. CDHE works to advance and coordinate health equity programs, education, training and research to effectively identify, understand and implement solutions to diminish, and, when possible, eliminate health disparities. We serve as health equity consultants within Seattle Children’s and broader communities of healthcare to incorporate innovative ideas in promoting health literacy for all patients and families.

One of our greatest strengths is in our community partnerships. We work closely with the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, Seattle Children’s Research Institute and many other groups within Seattle Children’s and across the region to better understand and meet families’ needs.

  • Interpreter Services

    We provide free interpreting for patients and families who do not speak English or who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Read more. (Spanish)

  • Cultural Navigation Program

    Cultural navigators guide and assist families who have a child with complex medical needs, limited English proficiency and cultural barriers to care. Read more.

  • Family Resource Center

    The Family Resource Center offers many services to support and educate families who are managing a child’s health and medical care. Read more. (Spanish PDF)

  • Guest Services

    Guest Services offers resources for a smooth arrival, stay and departure from Seattle Children’s. Staff will partner with families to help make coming and leaving the hospital less stressful.

  • Spiritual Care

    Staff and on-call chaplains at Seattle Children’s Hospital serve all faith traditions and cultures, providing respectful spiritual care and emotional support. Read more.

  • Resources for Transgender Patients

    The Gender Clinic provides care and resources for transgender youth and their families.

    Celebrating Our Magic is a toolkit that provides culturally-specific resources for American Indian/Alaska Native communities and aims to provide resources for transgender and Two-Spirit youth, their relatives, and their healthcare providers. 

  • Talk to us/Hable con nosotros
    • Ideas? Questions? Needs? The Center for Diversity and Health Equity team wants to hear from you. Talk to us.
    • ¿Ideas? ¿Preguntas? ¿Necesariamente? En el Centro para la Diversidad y Equidad Sanitaria queremos saber lo que usted tiene para decir.