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OCED Book program

The books are available for checkout at Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center unless listed otherwise. Other materials are available in the Resource Center, 1005 Hixon.

Books

General Topics Related to Health and Race

  • Race and Human Evolution, M Wolpoff & R Caspari, 1997
  • Human Biodiversity: Genes, Race, and History, J Marks, 1995
  • Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity, B. Bagemihl, 1999
  • Health and the Rise of Civilization, MN Cohen, 1989
  • Evolution of Infectious Disease, PW Ewald, 1994
  • The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are so Rich and Some are so Poor, DS Landes, 1998
  • Unhealthy Places: The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape, K Fitzpatrick & M LaGory, 2000.
  • Getting Beyond Race: The Changing American Culture, RJ Payne, 1998
  • The Color of Our Future, F Chideya, 1999
  • The Multiracial Experience: Racial Borders as the New Frontier, MPP Root (ed.), 1996

Underserved Populations and Health

General

  • The Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Institute of Medicine, 1999
  • Minority Health in America, C.J.R. Hogue, MA. Hargraves, & K.S. Collins (eds.), 2000
  • Health Care Divided: Race and Healing a Nation, D.B. Smith, 1999
  • Managing Diversity in Health Care, L. Gardenswartz & A. Rowe, 1998
  • Cultures of Color in America: A Guide to Family, Religion, and Health, S.M. Lassiter, 1998
  • Rethinking Ethnicity and Health Care: A Sociocultural Perspective, GX Ma & G Henderson, 1999
  • Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients, F.A. Paniagua, 1998
  • Honoring Differences: Cultural Issues in the Treatment of Trauma and Loss, K. Nader, N. Dubrow, B.H. Stamm (eds.), 1999
  • Humanitarian Crises: The Medical and Public Health Response, J. Leaning, S.M. Briggs, L.C. Chen (eds.), 1999
  • Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance, DJ Hernandez (ed.), 1999
  • Special Populations in the Community: Advances in Reducing Health Disparities, J.G. Sebastian & A. Bushy, 1999
  • Living in the Community with Disability: Service Needs, Use, and Systems, S.M. Allen & V. Mor (eds.), 1998
  • Gender, Ethnicity, and Health Research, S. Loue, 1999

Blacks/African Americans

  • Another Dimension to the Black Diaspora: Diet, Disease, and Racism, KF Kiple & VH King, 1982
  • An American Health Dilemma: A Medical History of African Americans and the Problem of Race: Beginnings to 1900, W.M. Byrd & L.A. Clayton, 2000
  • Health Issues in the Black Community, RL Braithwaite & SE Taylor, eds., 1992
  • Managed Care in the Inner City: The Uncertain Promise for Providers, Plans, and Communities, DP Andrulis & B Carrier
  • Against the Odds: Blacks in the Profession of Medicine in the United States, W.H. Watson, 1999
  • Forged by the Knife: The Experience of Surgical Residency from the Perspective of a Woman of Color, P.L. Dawson, 1999
  • Black Psychiatrists and American Psychiatry, J Spurlock (ed.), 1999
  • Black Women in America: Science, Health, and Medicine, DC Hine (ed.), 1997

Latinos/Latinas

  • Salud! A Latina's Guide to Total Health--Body, Mind, and Spirit, J.L. Delgado, 1997.
  • Latino Health in the US: A Growing Challenge, C.W. Molina & M. Aguirre-Molina (eds.), 1994

American Indian/Native Americans

  • The Health of Native Americans, T.K. Young, 1994
  • American Indian Health, E.R. Rhoades (ed.), 2000
  • Medicine Ways: Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, C.E. Trafzer & D. Weiner (eds.), 2001

Asian Americans

  • Asian Americans: From Racial Category to Multiple Identities, J.T. Lott, 1998
  • The Culture of Health: Asian Communities in the United States, G. X. Ma, 1999
  • Caring for Cambodian Americans, S.K. Ratliff, 1997
  • Working with Asian Americans: A Guide for Clinicians, E Lee (ed.), 1997
  • Confronting Critical Health Issues of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, N.W.S. Zane, D.T. Takeuchi, & K.N.J. Young (eds.), 1994

Elderly Populations

  • Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century, M.L. Wykle, A.B. Ford (eds.), 1999
  • The Forgotten Aged: Ethnic, Psychiatric, and Societal Minorities, TL Brink (ed.), 1993
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans, LG Martin & BJ Soldo (eds.), 1997

Gays/Lesbians

  • Smearing the Queer: Medical Bias in the Health Care of Gay Men, M. Scarce, 1999
  • Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future, Institute of Medicine, 1997

Women

  • Health and Disease Among Women: Biological and Environmental Influences, R.B. Ness & L.H. Kuller (eds.), 1999
  • The Health of Women: A Global Perspective, M. Koblinsky, J. Timyan, & J. Gay (eds.), 1993
  • Women and Health in America, J.W. Leavitt, ed., 1999
  • Caring for Women with Circumcision, N. Toubia, 1999
  • Creating Beauty to Cure the Soul, SL Gilman, 1998
  • Coronary Artery Disease in Women: What All Physicians Need to Know, P Charney (ed.), 1999
  • Health Issues for Women of Color, D.L. Adams (ed.), 1995
  • Migrant Women's Health: Problems and Solutions, EJ Kramer, SL Ivey, Y-W Ying (eds.), 1999

Physician Resources

  • Assessing Your Career Options: A Workbook for Taking Charge of Change, AMA
  • Physician-Patient Relations, AMA
  • Spanish-English English-Spanish Medical Dictionary, OH McElroy & LL Grabb
  • Medical Spanish in Pediatrics: an instant translator, I Nasr & M Cordero, 2000

Cultural Competency in Health Care

  • Cultural Diversity: Curriculum, Classroom, and Climate, J.Q. Adams & J.R. Welsch (eds.), 1999
  • Transcultural Communication in Health Care, J. Luckmann, 2000
  • Communicating for Cultural Competence, J.W. Leigh, 1998
  • Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, G-A Galanti, 1997
  • Honoring Patient Preferences: A Guide to Complying with Multicultural Patient Requirement, A.K. Rundle, M. Carvalho, M. Robinson (eds.), 1999 [This is available for use in Dr. Fuller's Office, 1005 Hixon.]
  • Managing Diversity in Health Care Manual, L. Gardenswartz & A. Rowe, 1999 [This is available for use in Dr. Fuller's Office, 1005 Hixon.]
  • Culture and the Clinical Encounter: an Intercultural Sensitizer for the Health Profession, R.C. Gropper, 1996 [This is available for use in Dr. Fuller's Office, 1005 Hixon.]

Government and Other Publications

  • Closing the Gap: a newsletter of the Office of Minority Health

General Information

  • Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health, US Dept. Health & Human Services, 2000
  • Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States: 1950-94, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
  • The World Health Report 1999: Making a Difference, The World Health Organization
  • Report of First International Conference and Exhibition on Traditional Medicine: The Indispensability of Traditional Medicine in the Modern Societies of the World, Ministry of Health, Ghana, 2000.
  • Pathways to one America in the 21st Century: Promising Practices for Racial Reconciliation, The President's Initiative on Race, January, 1999
  • One America in the 21st Century: Forging a New Future, The President's Initiative on Race, September, 1998
  • One America Dialogue Guide: Conducting a Discussion on Race, March, 1998
  • Women, Minorities, and Person with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 1998, NSF
  • Asian Pacific American Women in Higher Education, S. Hune, Association of American Colleges and Universities
  • No More Excuses: The Final Report of the Hispanic Dropout Project, 1998.

Underserved Populations

General

  • The Use of Race and Ethnicity in Public Health Surveillance, USDHHS
  • U.S. Minority Health: A Chartbook, KS Collins, A Hall, C Neuhaus, 1999
  • Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: Report to Congress FY 1998/1999, Office of Minority Health
  • Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health, Grantmakers in Health, 1998
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health, BL Kass, et al., 1996
  • Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic Origin, Council of Economic Advisors, 1998
  • Language Barriers to Health Care, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 9, supplemental 1998
  • Ensuring Linguistic Access in Health Care Settings: Legal Rights and Responsibilities, National Health Law Program, 1998

Women

  • Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality, Centers for Disease Control
  • Low Birthweight in Minority and High-Risk Women: Final Report, Patient Outcomes Research Team, 1998
  • A Breast Cancer Resource Guide for Minority Women, Office of Minority Health Resource Center, USDHHS
  • Women of Color Health Data Book, Office of the Director, NIH
  • Health Concerns across a Woman's Lifespan: The Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women's Health, KS Collins, C Schoen, S Joseph, L Duchon, E Simantov, M Yellowitz, 1999
  • Agenda for Research on Women's Health for the 21st Century, Office of the Director, NIH, 1997

American Indian/Native American

  • Trends in Indian Health, DE Shalala, MH Trujillo, RH Harry, MB Skupien, AJ D'Angelo, 1997
  • Regional Differences in Indian Health, DE Shalala, MH Trujillo, RH Harry, MB Skupien, AJ D'Angelo, 1997

Videos

  • The Southern Poverty Law Center's Fight Against Racism, 22 min.
  • 2000 Summer Public Health Research Video Conference on Minority Health. 5, 3:30 min videos.

Articles

The articles collection is available in the Resource Center, 1005 Hixon, University of Kansas Medical Center. There are currently over 350 articles in the collection which have been put into a searchable data base.