Minority Health Racial Ethnic Group Resources
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General Resources
Asian American Resources -- Printable Brochure (RTF document, can be read by most word processing programs)
MEDLINEPlus® is the National Library of Medicine's web site for free consumer health information.
- Asian American Health
- Over 600 health topics
- Drug information
- An image based encyclopedia
- Interactive tutorials
- Health news which is updated daily and sorted by topic
- Directories of health professionals and hospitals
National Library of Medicine Resources
Asian American Health
This Web resource, sponsored by the National
Library of Medicine, is designed to increase
public awareness of the health concerns faced
by Asian Americans.
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Funded Web Sites
Spiral:
Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian
Languages
A joint initiative of the Tufts University
Health Sciences Library and the South Cove
Community Health Center, this resource provides
increased access to Asian Language electronic
resources for consumers and health care
providers.
Healthy Hmong
This website is part of a Hmong Health
Information Promotion partnership project
funded by the National Library of Medicine, and
includes bilingual links.
Government Resources
NIH Asian American
Health
A compilation
of the National Institutes of Health resources
on Asian American health concerns.
National Women's Health Information Center --
Asian American/Pacific Islander
and Native Hawaiian Women
The National Women's Health
Information Center provides a gateway to a vast
array of Federal and other women health
information resources.
The Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture "Reducing Health Disparities in Asian American and Pacific Islander Populations"
Healthfinder Just For
You
The "just for you" page
focuses on special health concerns based on
gender, age, race, ethnic origin, or role in
helping others care for their
health.
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute Provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders.
Other Resources
Promoting Good Health Through Diet and Excercise
This series of five lessons, in English and Vietnamese, is designed to focus on the benefits of a healthy diet & lifestyle for the prevention of chronic diseases.
Breastfeeding Educational Materials in Vietnamese
This resource was developed by the Cooperative Extension, University of California Berkeley, as breastfeeding education pamphlets to be given to pregnant Vietnamese women in Santa Clara county, California.
EthnoMed
"The EthnoMed site contains information about
cultural beliefs, medical issues and other
related issues pertinent to the health care of
recent immigrants to the U.S."
Asian & Pacific Island American
Health Forum
A national advocacy group
dedicated to improving the health status of all
Asian American and Pacific Island
communities.
Association of Asian Pacific Community
Health Organization
The AAPCHO is concerned with improving the
health status of Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the
U.S.
American Association of the Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
Asian Health
Charles Kemp, nursing faculty
at Baylor University, has put together a
resource of cultural and health issues of Asian
immigrants.
Asian American
Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training
A cooperative agreement between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the University of California, Davis. It is the first-ever national cancer awareness research and training infrastructure intended to address Asian American concerns.
Health is Gold
The Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project develops and evaluates public health programs in collaboration with the Vietnamese community throughout the US in the areas of tobacco control and the promotion of cancer screening and hepatitis B immunizations.
