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![]() This page contains links to articles and websites containing information that may be useful to health care practitioners
helping those of other ethnicities and cultures. Included are links to specific cultures, general discussions about culturally competent
health care, and organizations that promote such health care.
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CulturedMed A Resource Center of print materials, electronic databases, and their Web Site dealing with culturally competent health care for refugees and immigrants. Death in Other Cultures A collection of links to websites discussing how other cultures view death. ![]() ![]() Prevention Primer This site incorporates the principles of a public health approach to preventing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems in its summaries of issues and strategies. It provides a brief history of prevention efforts and an overview of key topics, issues, principles, and approaches that have proven successful. ![]() Race and Cultural Issues in Counselling A collection of articles related to cultural practices regarding grief and bereavement. Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans Full text of this book is available online. Discusses how race and ethnicity can affect the health care of older people. ![]()
The Center for Multicultural and Multilingual Mental Health Services Provides support to mental health professionals who work cross-culturally and cross-linguistically. Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Provides a forum for basic and applied public health research on relationships among ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status and health. Closing the Gap An on-line magazine supported by Pfizer, Inc., devoted to exploring multiethnic health care issues. CSU Health and Culture Cleveland State University site focused on health and its relationships with culture. HHS Race and Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--the iniative to eliminate racial and ethnic disparaties in health. National Center for Cultural Competence The mission of the NCCC is to increase the capacity of health care programs to design, implement and evaluate culturally competent service delivery systems. |