A resource guide for students and faculty to learn more about transcultural health care and cultural competencies in health care. Direct comments to dkearney@nvcc.edu
American Indian and Alaska Native Health - Medline PlusFrom the National Library of Medicine, this website focuses on issues that affect the health and well-being of American Indians. Also called Alaska Native Health and American Indian Health
Asian American Health - MedLine PlusFrom the National Library of Medicine, this information portal focuses on issues that affect the health and well-being of Asian Americans in the United States.
Black & African American Health - MedLine PlusFrom the National Library of Medicine, this information portal focuses on issues that affect the health and well-being of Black & African Americans.
CDC Refugee Health ProfilesEach profile is a comprehensive resource describing the demographic, cultural, and health characteristics of specific population. This knowledge may help providers approach a refugee with an improved understanding of where they come from, circumstances of their displacement, living conditions during asylum, and health conditions for which they may be at increased risk.
EthnoMedEthnoMed aims to be a convenient source for social and cultural details relevant to clinical care. The website intends to provide cultural context when working with immigrants and refugees. Focus is on immigrant and refugee populations in the Seattle area. It is also an entrée to “cross-cultural” practice.
LGBTQIA+ Health - MedLine PlusFrom the National Library of Medicine, this information portal focuses on issues that affect the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community.
Medline Plus - Health DisparitiesFrom the National Institutes of Health, and produced by the National Library of Medicine, this Medline Plus page contains links to many populations affected by health disparities.
Native Health DatabseThe Native Health Database contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. Created by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
OASH Office on Women's Health - HHSCoordinates women's health efforts across HHS and addresses critical women's health issues by informing and advancing policies, educating health care professionals and consumers, and supporting innovative programs. Includes patient education resource relevant to women's health and well-being.
Office of Minority Health - HHSThe Office of Minority Health is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. Its Knowledge Center Library contains a collection of more than 60,000 documents, books, journal articles and media related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations. The library collection also includes sources of consumer health material in more than 40 languages.
Wide variety of resources from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine training "Improving the Health, Safety and Well-being of LGBT Populations."