24 Languages Project
The 24 Languages Project provides electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages.
http://library.med.utah.edu/24languages
Cultural Health
With growing concerns about racial and ethnic disparities in health and the need for health care systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, cultural competence has become more and more a matter of national concern and attention.
https://cccm.thinkculturalhealth.org
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
www.alz.org
Full Circle Health
For individuals, families, organizations, and communities to function optimally, spiritual helath and mental health and must be seen as a foundational to physical health. FCH has the unique ability to bridge the divide between psychological, sociological, biological and spiritual health at the individual or institutional level.
www.fullcirclehealth.org
Minority Healthcare
The objective of our events is to provide accessible, culturally sensitive and cutting edge medical education, designed to fit the continuing education needs of a variety of healthcare professionals.
www.minority-healthcare.com
Minority Physicians Research Alliance
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Minority Physicians Research Alliance, (MPRA) is an umbrella, hands-on investigative research organization with research entities throughout the United States. We provide a full range of research-oriented services including clinical investigator identification, research site, project and data management.
www.mpralliance.org
Office of Minority Health
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
www.omhrc.gov
Refugee Health Information Network
Provides health information in multiple languages for health providers and services.
www.rhin.org
Office on Women's Health
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its Vision is to ensure that "All Women and Girls are Healthier and Have a Better Sense of Well Being.".
www.womanshealth.gov/minority/
African American Breastfeeding Alliance
The African American Breastfeeding Alliance (AABA) is a non-profit organization led and run by volunteers. AABA's purpose is to educate African American women and families about the important maternal and infant benefits of breastfeeding.
www.aabaonline.com
Association of Black Psychologists
The Association of Black Psychologists was founded in San Francisco in 1968 by a number of Black Psychologists from across the country. They united to actively address the serious problems facing Black Psychologists and the larger Black community. Guided by the principle of self determination, these psychologists set about building an institution through which they could address the long neglected needs of Black professionals. Their goal was to have a positive impact upon the mental health of the national Black community by means of planning, programs, services, training, and advocacy.
www.abpsi.org
African American Health Network
African American Health Network (AAHN), in a national disease-specific program that will also reach out to the patient populations of selected physicians, church congregations, local communities, and teaching hospitals. Screenings will be offered in many chronic disease states at these locations and at pharmacy retailers.
www.africanamericanhealthnetwork.com
Afro-Med
"Despite the enormous amount of health information available to the public, the basic health knowledge in the African American population is severely lacking. We will provide you with some basic health information and statistics relevant to African Americans and links to already established websites that will also help you to understand various illnesses that impact on our health.
The information on this site is for health educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. The diagnosis and treatment of any illness should be guided by a licensed physician."
www.afromed.com
ALL ABOUT BLACK HEALTH™
ALL ABOUT BLACK HEALTH™ is a website that keeps you informed on health related issues as they affect Blacks and minorities at risk, for the betterment of their lives.
www.allaboutblackhealth.com
American Sickle Cell Anemia Association
The American Sickle Cell Anemia Association (ASCAA) is an organization that provides quality and comprehensive services through diagnostic testing, evaluation, counseling and supportive services to individuals and families at-risk for Sickle Cell Disease.
www.ascaa.org
BePowerful
Welcome to BePowerful.com. This free Web site has been designed specifically with the African American community in mind. Our aim is to offer health information that can raise your quality of life.
www.bepowerful.com
Black Healthcare
Blackhealthcare.com is a culturally oriented and ethnically focused comprehensive internet-based health and medical information provider dedicated to addressing the special health problems of African-Americans. The state of health for African-Americans is especially precarious. Chronic disease has an excessive impact on minority populations.
www.blackhealthcare.com
Black Women's Health
Dr. David Pryor, President of BlackWomensHealth.com, is a board certified physician in in Internal Medicine and is a Medical Director of one of the nation's leading healthcare plans. A native of California, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Stanford University and completed his medical degree at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Pryor also has a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Health Policy and Administration.
www.blackwomenshealth.com
National Black Woman's Health Project
Magic!" That's how Byllye Y. Avery, our founder, described that first conference at Spelman College in 1983 in Atlanta, Ga., which birthed the National Black Women's Health Project (The Project). The lasting legacy of that conference and the organization that sprung from it is due to the empowerment of countless Black women.
www.blackwomenshealth.org
BVStx
BVStx's mission is to educate the public, particularly the African American community, on the benefits of a plant-based diet, to promote wellness and to influence the community to pursue a vegetarian lifestyle
www.bvstx.org
Center for African American Health
The Center for African American Health is expanding its partnerships and successful health outreach efforts to achieve greater scale and sustainability by focusing on reducing the serious health disparities that affect African Americans living in the Metro Denver area through community-based health education, participatory research and outreach that promotes active and healthy lifestyle behavior.
www.caahealth.org
California Black Women's Health Project
Founded in 1994, the California Black Women's Health Project (CABWHP) focuses on empowering Black women to take personal responsibility for our own health and to advocate for changes in policies that adversely affect Black women's health status. Our statewide efforts embrace numerous issues, including health promotion and disease organization began in partnership with the UCLA Self-Help Center to provide self-help health education resources and policy advocacy for Black women across the state.
www.cabwhp.org
Center for Black Women's Wellness
The Center for Black Women's Wellness, Inc. (CBWW) is a non-profit organization that provides free and low-cost services to empower black women, and their families, toward physical, mental and economic wellness.
www.cbww.org
Defiers
The first community based website by and for people with sickle cell disease, their families and friends, dedicated to the sharing of information and the development of resources and advocacy skills
www.defiers.com
Dr. Carolle's
Dr. Carolle's One-on-One Wellness & Retreat Center is the only place in the world where a man or woman can spend as much time as he or she wants, one-on-one, with a world renowned intuitive healer with more than two decades of experience as a holistic, board-certified gynecologist, and primary care physician.
www.drcarolle.com
Grand Rapids African American Health Initiative
To promote health care parity in the Grand Rapids African American community through advocacy, education and research to achieve positive health outcomes.
www.graahi.org
National African American Tobacco Education Network
The National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN) is a collaborative of national, state and community based organizations serving the African American/Black community. NAATEN's goal is to eliminate tobacco use in the African American Community by serving as a leader and unified voice on a national level engaging African American organizations in preventing and reducing tobacco use
www.healthedcouncil.org/naaten
Mahogany Baby
Mahogany Baby is an independently-owned magazine celebrating the Black Parenting
www.mahoganybaby.com
Nubian Health Products
Our mission is to promote health and longevity of human life within the African American community by providing the highest quality vitamins, minerals, herbals and nutritional supplement products available today. The key elements of this endeavor will be to create an awareness and properly educate the African American consumer, as well as our wholesale and retail associates, that nutrients are essential for a quality enriched life.
www.nubianhealthproducts.com
African American Health Program
The African American Health Program (AAHP) was created and funded in 1999 by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of AAHP is to eliminate health disparities and improve the number and quality of years of life for African Americans and people of African descent in Montgomery County.
www.onehealthylife.org
SAAPHI
A research-focused national public health organization, SAAPHI is dedicated to improving the overall health of African Americans
www.saaphi.org
Dynamic Diva
Thedynamicdiva.com was created for women of every race, creed, color and sexual orientation. It is for single women, married women, professional working women, working-at-home moms and the stay-at-home moms. This African holistic, natural living website is your safe haven were our goal is to empower you to tap into the Diva within, so you can heal your life; because we know, that for every Diva healed, the world will be made a better place. I encourage you to make the mind, body and spiritual connection that will transform you into a whole, complete and balanced women.
www.thedynamicdiva.com
African American Health Coalition
The African American Health Coalition is dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles and advocating for healthy communities for people of African descent.
www.xculture.org
Physician Assistants for Latino Health
Physician Assistants for Latino Health (PALH) is an officially recognized caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). The purpose of PALH is to render loyal and honest service to the medical profession and the public, to develop continuing medical or medically related education programs, and to promote the physician assistant profession through the education of medical professionals and the general population.
http://pasforlatinohealth.org
Latino Health Care
LATINO HEALTH CARE was created to provide healthcare for the Latino population who has the need and a right for quality medical services at affordable prices. For years, we have provided medical services for different insurance companies that operate as intermediaries offering medical programs for laborers of Latino origin in the US and Mexico. Our competitors such as BLUE SHIELDS and HEALTHNET, establish raised fees for health services in order to cover the high costs, elevating the premiums paid by employers for their employees.
www.latinohealth.org
National Boricua Latino Health Organization
The National Boricua Latino Health Organization(NBLHO) is a Latino student group representing health professions students from the Northeast region of the US to recruit and educate about health, social awareness, political, and economic issues as they relate to Latino Health.
www.nblho.org
National Latino Behavioral Health Association
The National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA) was established to fill a need for a unified national voice for Latino populations in the behavioral health arena and to bring attention to the great disparities that exist in areas of access, utilization, practice based research and adequately trained personnel.
www.nlbha.org
National Network of Latin American Medical Students
National Network of Latin American Medical Students represent, support, educate, and unify US Latino medical students.
www.nnlams.com
South Carolina Hispanic/Latino Health Coalition
Works to advocate for the availability of quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate healthcare services in South Carolina.
www.schlhc.org
Health Issues in the Latino Community
Sweeping in scope, Health Issues in the Latino Community identifies and offers an in-depth examination of the most critical health issues that affect an in-depth examination of the most pressing health
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum is a national advocacy organization dedicated in promoting policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health and well being of Asian Americans.
www.apiahf.org
Asian American Diabetes Initiative
The AADI was established in 200 by Joslin Research Director George L. King M.D. Diabetes disproportionately affects Asian Americans who are two times more likely to develop the disease than Caucasians.
http://aadi.joslin.harvard.edu/about/about_index.asp
Asian American Health
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well being of Asian Americans to the United States.
http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov
Health Information in Chinese
Health Information in Chinese Uniting Patients, Physicians, and the Public provides electronic access to quality patient education documents and consumer health information written in Chinese.
http://libratry.med.nyu.edu/patient/hicup
Fighting Liver Cancer in the Asian American Community
http://liver.stanford.edu
Asian-American Health
Provides links to health issues that affect Asian-Americans
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/asianamericanhealth
Asian American Health Initiative
AAHI would like to identify the health care needs of Asian American communities, develop culturally competent health care services, and to implement health education programs that are accessible and available to all Asian Americans.
www.aahinfo.org
Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness
The first ever national cancer awareness research and training infrastructure intended to address Asian American concerns.
www.aancart.org
Asian American Psychological Association
the Asian American Psychological Association is focused on the psychological and mental health issues of the Asian American community.
www.aapaonline.org
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization is a national association representing community health organizations dedicated to promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans.
www.aapcho.org
Chinese Community Health Resource Center
The Chinese Community Health Resource Center's mission is to build a healthy community through culturally and linguistically competent preventive health, disease management, and research programs.
www.cchrchealth.org
Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies
Promotes the health status of the Chinese communities in North America through education and advocacy.
www.fcmsdocs.org
Hmong Health Education Network
Provides access to health information for Hmong people and those who provide health, education and social services to the Hmong community.
www.hmonghealth.org
Center For the Study of Asian American Health
Conducts research, training and outreach in partnership with community-based organizations, governmental agencies, healthcare institutions and other academic centers.
www.med.nyu.edu/csaah
National Asian Women's Health Organization
Provides research and information about the health of Asian Americans to the public health field, as well as critically -needed health education to the Asian American community.
www.nawho.org
Vietnamese community Health Promotion Project
The Vietnamese community Health Promotion Project develops and evaluates public health programs in collaboration with the Vietnamese community throughout the
www.suckhoelavang.org
Center for Asian Health
A part of Temple University's College of Health Professions. Established in 2000, the Center is one of the first in the nation dedicated to reducing cancer and other health disparities among Asian Americans.
www.temple.edu/ah/frmain.htm
Asian Health Issues in the United States Resource Sheet
Asian & Asian-American Health Issues Resource Sheet ... Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization
Black Doctor
BlackDoctor.org is a credible and trusted resource for African Americans to get healthy lifestyle information. A "WebMD" for Black consumers is a good way of looking at us. Our aim is to build a comprehensive database of accurate, relevant information and to be the first point of call whenever African Americans need medical/dental information or a referral to a qualified Black doctor.
www.blackdoctor.org
Educating Minorities on Diabetes
These problems include obesity, high blood pressure, increased blood clotting, ... If you don't have diabetes but are overweight, have high blood pressure,
Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
This program brief describes AHRQ-sponsored research on identifying disparities in health care quality and outcomes that might result from variations in how
Minorities with Diabetes at Increased Risk for Heart Disease...
Alexandria, VA (February 24, 2005) – Recognizing alarming rates of diabetes and heart disease among minorities, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and ...
Educating Minorities on Diabetes
Link between diabetes and heart disease/stroke. ... Educating Minorities on Diabetes. Return to Diabetes Type 2 - Overview
NIH Guide: SUPPORT OF MINORITIES IN DIABETES, DIGE...
Full Text DK-96-009 SUPPORT OF MINORITIES IN DIABETES, DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASE NIH GUIDE, Volume 25, Number 4, February 16, 1996 RFA: DK-96-009 P.T.
Why Diabetes Is Worse for Minorities
Sep 24, 2007 ... Why is diabetes worse for African-Americans and Latinos than for whites? Poor drug adherence is part, but not all, of the problem.
Misconceptions about diabetes .
Misconceptions about diabetes and its management among low-income minorities with diabetes. Devin M. Mann, MD1, Diego Ponieman, MD1, Howard Leventhal,
Diabetes Fact Sheet
May 11, 2007 ... please click here http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/diabetes.htm to get to CDC's New Office of Minority Health and
Diabetes Among Minorities - The Urban Connection
Diabetes -The Urban Connection African American City Guides, Black City Guides.
American Obesity Association - AOA Fact Sheets
May 2, 2005 ... Overweight and obesity in the U.S. occur at higher rates in racial / ethnic minority populations such as African American and Hispanic
Obesity, Being Overweight Linked To Minorities, Low Socioeco...
Jul 14, 2007 ... Source: Kaisernetwork.orgnnet_aid: 13949Article Description: The rate of obesity in the US increased from 13% to 32% of the population
Special Issues Regarding Obesity in Minority Populations ......
Special attention must be given to obesity as it occurs in and affects ethnic minorities (that is, black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian and Pacific
Hispanics, African-Americans minorities at risk of childhood...
Some minorities at risk of childhood obesity ... the percentage of kids reaching obesity appears to be holding steady, after decades of steadily increase. ...
The "Obesity Epidemic" -- Poor, Minorities Hardest Hit
Jul 26, 2007 ... The Times goes English-only? A business reporter bashes McDonald's for advertising its new giant soft drink in several languages.
USATODAY.com - Study: Minorities become obese faster than wh...
Study: Minorities become obese faster than whites By Nanci Hellmich, ... Black and white men develop obesity at about the same rate until age 28.
Fighting Childhood Obesity in Minority Communities - Feature...
The obesity epidemic in children is reaching such crisis proportions that this generation has been labeled "Generation O"-and minority kids are at the highest risk
Obesity treatment in minorities.
Current knowledge are summarized about the treatment of obesity in Africans and Americans, and to some extent in other minority populations in the USA.
Obesity in minority populations: an epidemiologic assessment...
APICHA
APICHA's mission is to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities, and to provide care, treatment for families living with these diseases.
www.apicha.org
Black Coalition on AIDS
Founded in 1986 by a group of Black men and women — straight and gay, old and young — who banded together to address the fact that there were no agencies available to provide culturally sensitive services to Blacks infected with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS
www.bcoa.org
Black AIDS Institute
The first Black HIV/AIDS policy center dedicated to reducing HIV/AIDS health disparities by mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront the epidemic in their communities.
HIV AIDS Special Populations Minorities..
General Resources on HIV/AIDS and minorities; African Americans; Asian Americans ; Hispanic/Latino Americans; Native Americans and Alaskan ...
HIV/AIDS - The Office of Minority Health
En Español, The Office of Minority Health
Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative
HIV Infection in Minority Populations, NIAID Fact Sheet
HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately affect minorities
Minorities and AIDS
How is AIDS impacting minority groups? Is AIDS in minorities a worsening problem or do we have it under control?
National Minority AIDS Council
National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities. Building Leadership in Communities of Color to Address HIV/AIDS
NMAETC - National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center
She is continuing her efforts to expand the Minority AIDS Initiative, which she established back in 1998 to expand HIV testing, treatment and prevention.
CMS Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic
CMS Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities
Amazon.com: Cancer And Elders Of Color: Opportunities of Red...
Amazon.com: Cancer And Elders Of Color: Opportunities of Reducing Health Disparities ... Counseling American Minorities: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Cancer Conference Holds "Anti-Tobacco Day" to Address Tobacco
The symposium series was launched in 1987 to address the disproportionate incidence of cancer among minorities and the poor in the United States.
AMWA: Minority Women's Health
Minority women's health status varies from poorer to better than the U.S. Women of color have an overall increased incidence of cervical cancer and HIV
Closing the Cancer Gap
How many minority cancer nurses are there? According to Hank Walshak, the Oncology Nursing
Health, United States, 2008
Health, United States, 2008, is the 32nd annual report on the health status of the Nation prepared by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for the President and Congress. In a chart book and 151 detailed tables, it provides an annual picture of the health of the entire Nation. Trends are presented on health status and health care utilization, resources, and expenditures. Health, United States, 2008, identifies major disparities in health and health care by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and insurance status. Many aspects of the health of the Nation have improved, but the health of some income and racial and ethnic groups has improved less than others and for some groups, the gap has widened.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf
Cancer Data/Statistics
Cancer is the second leading cause of death for most racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. For Asians and Pacific Islanders, it is the number one killer. In 2005, 63,165 African Americans, 26,156 Hispanics, 11,550 Asians and Pacific Islanders and 2,465 American Indians died of the disease.
www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=3&lvlid=4
The Office of Minority Health
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=7
Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch (CMBB)
The ultimate goal of the CMBB is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented minorities participating as competitive NCI/NIH-funded cancer researchers .minorityopportunities.nci.nih.gov/index.html
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
One in four deaths in the United States is attributable to cancer, and one in three Americans will eventually develop some form of cancer. Each day, 3,400 people in America are diagnosed with cancer and another 1,500 die from the disease. But the burden of cancer is too often greater for the poor, ethnic minorities and the uninsured than for the general population.
http://crchd.cancer.gov/
Prostate Tumor Aggressiveness Factors in African-American Men
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ProstateCancerAmbs
Estimating African American Breast Cancer Risk More Accurately
www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/CARErelease
Hispanic Breast Cancer Differences Noted
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast/hispanic-differences0407
Age, Race, and Income Linked With Ovarian Cancer Under treatment
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/ovarian/undertreatment0407
Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD)
The CPHHD program is designed to promote trans disciplinary research in the area of health inequities with the purpose of contributing directly to improved health outcomes and quality of life for populations with a higher disease burden.
cancercontrol.cancer.gov/populationhealthcenters/cphhd/index.html
Cancer Information Service (CIS): Questions and Answers
the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Nation's lead agency for cancer research, established the Cancer Information Service (CIS) in 1975 to educate people about cancer prevention, risk factors, early detection, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. The CIS is an essential part of NCI's cancer prevention and control efforts.
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/CIS
SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2006
Includes cancer statistics by race/ethnicity, sex, age, and year of diagnosis for major cancers.
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/
Cancer Survival Among US Whites and Minorities
This study describes racial or ethnic patterns of cancer-specific survival and relative risks (RRs) of cancer death for all cancers combined and for cancers of the colon and rectum, lung and bronchus, prostate, and female breast for the 6 major US racial or ethnic groups.
http://surveillance.cancer.gov/documents/statistics/types
/survival_by_race.pdf
State Cancer Profiles
A comprehensive system of interactive maps and graphs enabling the investigation of cancer trends at the national, state, and county level. The goal of the site is to provide a system to characterize the cancer burden in a standardized manner in order to motivate action, integrate surveillance into cancer control planning, characterize areas and demographic groups, and expose health disparities. It is collaboration between the NCI and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/
Oral Cancer
Each year, more than 30,000 new cases of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx are diagnosed and over 8,000 deaths due to oral cancer occur. The 5-year survival rate for these cancers is only about 50 percent. Mortality from oral cancer is nearly twice as high in some minorities (especially black males) as it is in whites.
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/topics/cancer.htm
Addressing the Healthcare and Wellness Needs of Women
Jan 9, 2009 ... Lupus targets women and minorities; Lupus is estimated to affect 1 to 1.5 million Americans, 90 percent of whom are women; African-American ...
Prevalence of Lupus Among Minorities
This information comes from the study Lupus in Minorities: Nature versus Nurture (LUMINA), conducted by researchers from the University of Alabama
Gender, Ethnicity and Lupus - Lupus in Minorities - Nature V...
Jan 8, 2008 ... While lupus affects men and women of all ages, the disease tends to afflict women far more often. And women of color are afflicted even more
Minorities hard hit by lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus is more severe in certain ethnic groups particularly African Americans and Hispanic Mexicans, according to new data.
Lupus Research Institute - Who Gets Lupus?
The largest multi-ethnic, multi-regional, and multi-institutional study of lupus , called Lupus in Minorities: Nature Versus Nurture (LUMINA), has provided ...
LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
e-Newsletter - Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
Asian American Diabetes Initiative, The AADI was established in 200 by Joslin Research Director George L. King M.D. Diabetes disproportianately affects Asian Americans who are two times more likely to develop the disease than Caucasians.
http://aadi.joslin.harvard.edu/about/about_index.asp
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well being of Asian americans to the United States.
ttp://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov
The 24 Languages Project provides electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages.
http://library.med.utah.edu/24languages
Health Information in Chinese Uniting Patients, Physicians, and the Public provides electronic access to quality patient education documents and consumer health information written in Chinese.
http://libratry.med.nyu.edu/patient/hicup
Fighting Liver Cancer in the Asian American Community.
http://liver.stanford.edu
Physician Assistants for Latino Health Physician Assistants for Latino Health (PALH) is an officially recognized caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). The purpose of PALH is to render loyal and honest service to the medical profession and the public, to develop continuing medical or medically related education programs, and to promote the physician assistant profession through the education of medical professionals and the general population.
http://pasforlatinohealth.org
Asian-American Health provides links to health issues that afffect Asian-Americans
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/asianamericanhealth
With growing concerns about racial and ethnic disparities in health and the need for health care systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, cultural competence has become more and more a matter of national concern and attention.
https://cccm.thinkculturalhealth.org
The African American Breastfeeding Alliance (AABA) is a non-profit organization led and run by volunteers. AABA’s purpose is to educate African American women and families about the important maternal and infant benefits of breastfeeding.
www.aabaonline.com
www.aachac.com
BBRM means concern for the health of Black people. We reach out to those who suffer the brunt of many health disparities—diabetes, hypertension and prostate cancer to name a few. We bring knowledge about health issues to the attention of the public.
www.aahc-portland.org
Asian American Health Initiative. AAHI would like to identify the health care needs of Asian American communities, develop culturally competent health care services, and to implement health education programs that are accessible and available to all Asian Americans.
www.aahinfo.org
The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness. The first ever national cancer awareness research and training infrastructure inteded to address Asian American concerns.
www.aancart.org
The Asian American Psychological Association is focused on the psychological and mental health issues of the Asian American community.
www.aapaonline.org
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization is a national association representing community health organizations dedicated to promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans.
www.aapcho.org
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations hopes this website serves as a vehicle for easy access to information for better serving the health needs of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
www.aapcho.org
The Association of Black Psychologists was founded in San Francisco in 1968 by a number of Black Psychologists from across the country. They united to actively address the serious problems facing Black Psychologists and the larger Black community. Guided by the principle of self determination, these psychologists set about building an institution through which they could address the long neglected needs of Black professionals. Their goal was to have a positive impact upon the mental health of the national Black community by means of planning, programs, services, training, and advocacy.
www.abpsi.org
www.afahc.org
www.africanamericanhealth.com
African American Health Network (AAHN), in a national disease-specific program that will also reach out to the patient populations of selected physicians, church congregations, local communities, and teaching hospitals. Screenings will be offered in many chronic disease states at these locations and at pharmacy retailers.
www.africanamericanhealthnetwork.com
Despite the enormous amount of health information available to the public, the basic health knowledge in the African American population is severely lacking. We will provide you with some basic health information and statistics relevant to African Americans and links to already established websites that will also help you to understand various illnesses that impact on our health.
The information on this site is for health educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. The diagnosis and treatment of any illness should be guided by a licensed physician.
www.afromed.com
ALL ABOUT BLACK HEALTH™ is a website that keeps you informed on health related issues as they affect Blacks and minorities at risk, for the betterment of their lives.
www.allaboutblackhealth.com
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
www.alz.org
Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
The burden of diabetes is much higher for racial/ethnic minorities than for whites. Minorities have a higher prevalence of diabetes than whites, and some minorities have higher rates of diabetes-related complications and death.
www.ahrq.gov/research/diabdisp.htm
Health Disparities: A Case for Closing the Gap
One of the most glaring disparities is apparent in the African American community, where 48% of adults suffer from a chronic disease compared to 39% of the general population. 2
http://healthreform.gov/reports/healthdisparities/disparities_final.pdf
Kidney Disease Research Updates Winter 2009: NKDEP Targets Health Disparities
The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) explored strategies to eliminate health disparities in chronic kidney disease (CKD) at its annual Coordinating Panel meeting on October 25 at the National Institutes of Health. The panel cited collaborations among health care providers, community outreach efforts, and educational materials as key to addressing health disparities.
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/about/Research_Updates/
KidneyDiseaseWin09/6.htm
HHS Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report on Health Disparities
Forty-eight percent of all African American adults suffer from chronic disease compared to 39 percent of the general population.
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/06/20090609c.html
Disparities/Minority Health
Under resourced clinics with more challenging patients may underlie poor chronic disease outcomes of minorities.
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/jul09/0709RA2.htm
National HIV/AIDS Atlas
The Atlas is a powerful tool that allows users to focus on HIV/AIDS statistics by age, gender, and race/ethnicity, where available. It also allows users to see their congressional and state legislative districts overlaid on top of the county-level data.
http://www.maphiv.org/
Experts Work to Reduce Minority Health Disparities
Minorities rack up more costs for end-of-life care than whites, according to a new study out in Archives of Internal Medicine. The results indicate that healthcare dollars could be better spent earlier on, say the authors.
http://cmcd.sph.umich.edu/Experts-Work-to-Reduce-Minority-Health-Disparities.html
Higher Prevalence of Kidney Disease Among Minorities
Kidney disease is a growing problem in the United States, and certain racial and ethnic minorities, including African, Asian, Hispanic and Native Americans are at a higher risk than the general population for developing conditions that lead to kidney failure.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142578.php
Illness Prevention and Health Promotion for American Indian Elders
Health care problems facing rural white and minority populations (e.g., African Americans, Hispanics) are documented in regard to elder populations; however, research is limited regarding American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), and even less is known about the relationship between chronic disease and access to healthcare in this population.
http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/HealthProvider/
issues/PROV0505.pdf#page=6
Fighting “The Blues” In African-Americans
“About 17 million people a year suffers from depression…and if you are an average black person in America, you are more likely than an average white person to suffer depression.”
www.healthyplace.com/depression/minorities/fighting-the-blues-in-african-americans/menu-id-68/
Demographic Factors, Life Stress and Depression Among Minority Women
It assesses the association between demographic factors, life stress and depression among minority women in the United States. By using the data from Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey (CMHS), we find that black and Mexican women do not significant differ from their white counterparts in terms of their stress and depressive symptoms, whereas Asian Americans do. Compared with white women, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese women appear to have higher level of depression. Confronted with life stress, Korean women appear to be more vulnerable than are their white peers, and Chinese and Vietnamese women are more resilient and less likely to be affected by life stress. These findings are actually inconsistent with previous studies, which indicate uniform mental health status among Asian subpopulations. www.allacademic.com//meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation
/1/0/9/5/6/pages109569/p109569-1.php
Black Heart Patients Undertreated for Depression
Blacks and whites with heart disease are both likely to experience symptoms of depression, but blacks are only half as likely to receive treatment for the disorder, according to a new study from Duke University Medical Center.
www.dukehealth.org/HealthLibrary/News/black_heart
_patients_undertreated_for_depression
Effects of Primary Care Depression Treatment on Minority Patients' Clinical Status and Employment
Functional outcomes of care for depression, such as continued employment, may be more limited for minority than nonminority patients. Because minority members are less likely to get appropriate care, efforts should be made to engage minority members in effective care for depression.
archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/61/8/827%20.pdf
Surgeon General's Report – Fact Sheets
African Americans may be less likely to suffer from major depression and more likely to suffer from phobias than are non-Hispanic whites…While non-Hispanic whites are nearly twice as likely as African Americans to commit suicide, suicide rates among young black men are as high as those of young white men.
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cre/fact1.asp
African American Family Services
The mission of African American Family Services (AAFS) is to help the African American individual, family and community to reach a greater state of wellbeing through the delivery of community-based, culturally-specific chemical health, mental health, and family preservation services.
www.aafs.net/index.asp
The Association of Black Psychologists
The Association of Black Psychologists is organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including but not limited to: promoting and advancing the profession of African Psychology; influencing and affecting social change; and developing programs whereby Black Psychologists can assist in solving problems of Black communities and other ethnic groups.
www.abpsi.org/index.php/about-abpsi
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIHMA)
NAAPIHMA's mandate is to advocate on behalf of AAPI mental health issues, to serve as a forum for effective collaboration and to network among stake holders of community based organizations, consumers, family members, service providers, program developers, researchers, evaluators and policy makers.
www.naapimha.org/index.html
Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals (AHMHP)
The A.H.M.H.P. is a not-for-profit tax exempt 501 (c) 3 organization founded in 1983 by a multidisciplinary group of Hispanic Mental Health professionals to address serious gaps in the mental health delivery systems affecting the Hispanic Community. Our members are Nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals of Hispanic backgrounds as well as non-Hispanic Mental Health professionals interested in Hispanic issues.
www.ahmhp.org/home/
The National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (NCAIANMHR)
One of four minority mental health research Centers. The NCAIANMHR is sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and is the only program of this type in the country focusing specifically on American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
aianp.uchsc.edu/ncaianmhr/ncaianmhr_overview.htm
