Subject Guides — Multicultural Health Care
Subject Guides > Health Sciences
- Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities
- This Federal agency monitors health disparities among minority populations in the U.S. The web site is a good source of information regarding specific health challenges for minorities.
- Ethnomed
- Provides information about "cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants."
- Cultural Diversity - A Guide for Health Professionals
- Presents health and socio-cultural aspects of ethnic groups. The focus is on immigrants and refugees in Australia, but most of the information translates to any location.
- CulturedMed
- Offers bibliographies of print materials and links to web resources that promote "culturally-competent health care for refugees and immigrants."
- World Health Organization
- Pan American Health Organization
- Focus is on the countries of the Americas. The Health Data category includes country health profiles.
- African-American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Links to a variety of topics such as prevention/screening, nutrition, diseases, statistics, and news.
- American Indian Health
- "An information portal to the issues affecting the health and well being of American Indians in the United States." From the National Library of Medicine.
- Hispanic-American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Links to a variety of topics such as prevention/screening, nutrition, diseases, statistics, and news.
- Asian American Health
- "An information portal to the issues affecting the health and well being of Asian Americans in the United States." From the National Library of Medicine.
- Asian-American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Links to a variety of topics such as prevention/screening, nutrition, diseases, statistics, and news.
- Arctic Health
- "An information portal to the issues affecting the health of our planet´s northern-most inhabitants." From the National Library of Medicine.
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