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Cultural Diversity and Healthcare Resources

This LibGuide identifies tools and resources for researching topics on Cultural Diversity and Healthcare.

Use the tabs to the left for general library research assistance.

Below you will find information and links to resources that will help get you started on your project.

To search for electronic books (ebooks) in the catalog, click the tab on the left labeled "Library Resources: Electronic Books (eBooks)" and follow the directions. Below is a list of suggested search terms to get you started:

Discrimination in medical care--United States
Health services accessibility--United States
Minorities--Medical care--United States
Race discrimination--Health aspects--United States
Transgender people--Medical care--United States
Women's health services

To research specific diversity issues, visit the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research LibGuide.

You will need your LoLA username and password to access the resources. If you have any questions, please contact your librarian.

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American Public Health Association
APHA champions the health of all people and all communities. We strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that combines a 150-year perspective, a broad-based member community and the ability to influence federal policy to improve the public's health.
CDC and Public Health System
Public Health Professionals Gateway
The Cross Cultural Health Care Program
CCHCP serves as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Their web site provides access to a variety of resources.
Cultural Competence
Cross-cultural knowledge and sensitivity are critical to providing good health care to foreign-born people.
Cultural Diversity Resources
This site from AARC provides links to a varitey of cultural diversity resources for health care providers.
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
For more than 20 years, The Dartmouth Atlas Project has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project uses Medicare and Medicaid data to provide information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as hospitals and their affiliated physicians.
Ethnicity Online
Cultural Awareness in Healthcare
EthnoMed
We provide information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other topics related to the health care of immigrants to the US, many of whom are refugees.
Healthy People 2030
Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade.
Kaiser Family Foundation: Disparities Policy
Resources on disparities in health care from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Office of Minority Health
The Office of Minority Health is charged with protecting the health and well being of minorities in the United States.
Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links
A collection of web sites maintained by Ellen Bosman, a librarian at New Mexico State University, brings together a large collection of multicultural health resources.

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Race in America

1619. The New York Times Magazine, September 13, 2019. nytimes.com/1619podcast (free)

Seeing White. Scene on Radio, Season 2. February - August 2017,Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, produced by John Biewen, reoccurring guest Chenjerai Kumanyika, http://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/

Code Switch. NPR, 2016-2020, https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch

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