Cultural Competency in Healthcare

Web Sites

QUICK REFERENCE SITES

Minority Health FACTS & STATS (All figures are for U.S.)
<http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/minority.htm>

Community Health Status Indicators Project (HRSA)
<http://www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov/searchCounty.asp>

REFERENCE SITES

BIBLIOGRAPHIES:

American Indian and Alaska Native Health, (2050 Citations) Jan 1990-Sept 1996
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/amindhlt.html>

Breast Cancer--Multicultural Aspects of Breast Cancer Etiology [thorough coverage of topic]
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/breast_cancer_etiology.html>

Bridging the Gap, Interpreter Training Program, Cross-cultural health care program.
<http: //www.diversityrx.org/html/moipr3.htm>

CulturedMed
<http://www.sunyit.edu/library/html/culturedmed/index.html>
        (bibliographies, aspects and issues of culture, linked to "Other Websites For Culture & Health Care" at: <http://www.sunyit.edu/library/html/culturedmed/culture/sites/index.html>)

Culturally Competent Care for Africans[an online bibliography]
<http://www.sunyit.edu/library/html/culturedmed/bib/african/index.html>

Culturally Competent Health Care for Hispanic Groups
<http://www.sunyit.edu/library/html/culturedmed/bib/hispanic/index.html>

"Developing Cultural self-awareness"
<http://www.casanet.org/library/culture/culture-aware.htm>

Office of Minority Health
<http://www.omhrc.gov/>

Ethnomed:
<http://www.ethnomed.org/>

Hispanic-American  Health, (1799 Citations) Jan 1990 - July 1994
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/hispanic.html>

Selected Medical Interpretation Resources and References July 2000
<http://www.diversityrx.org/HTML/MORES_SMI.htm>

Support of Colleges/Universities of Historically-Underserved Populations
<http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/disparity/college.htm>

Agricultural Chemicals and Minority Health Issues
<http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/disparity/agra.htm>

Community Partnerships: Translational Research: Outreach Activities
<http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/disparity/community.htm>

TEACHING:

Methods & Materials for Infusing Diversity in Teaching
<http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/pdfs/ho_lib5.pdf>

Resources for Infusing Diversity in Coursework, Practice & Training
<http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~walkingthewalk/pdfs/resources_ho1.pdf>

Selecting Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Materials: Suggestions for Service Providers
<http://ericeece.org/pubs/digests/1999/santos99.html>

Child Welfare Practice in A Multi-Cultural Environment
<http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/02Multi-Culture.pdf>

Assessing intellectual and affective development before age three: a perspective on changing practices
<http://www.unu.edu/unupress/food/V201e/ch04.htm>

Training of Trainers for the Community and Migrant Health Center Course
<http://p2001.health.org/Cmhc02/cmhc02tl.HTM>