Related Links
Minority Health Sites
Arctic Health
www.arctichealth.org
The Center for Cross Cultural Health
www.crosshealth.com
A unique resource designed to help health-care providers in their workwith patients of diverse cultures.
Closing the Gap—Multi-Ethnic Health Care
www.closing-the-gap.com
Provides information that helps medical professionals and consumersaddress health issues that affect minority populations atdisproportionately high rates.
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
www.xculture.org/
National leaders in training health care interpreters and health care professionals in issues of cultural competency. In addition they conduct research center on related issues with some 3 dozen resulting publications available at this time.
Diversity Rx
www.diversityRx.org
Promoting language and cultural competence to improve the quality ofhealth care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities.
EthnoMed—Ethnic Medicine Guide
www.hslib.washington.edu/clinical/ethnomed/index.html
Contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and otherrelated issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants toSeattle.
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management
www.diversityconnection.org
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management (IFD) is committed toexpanding health care leadership for ethnic minorities and increasing thenumber of qualified minorities in positions of health service management.
Intercultural Cancer Council
http://iccnetwork.org
The Minority Health Network (MHNet)
www.pitt.edu/~ejb4/min
Another information source for individuals interested in the health ofminority groups.
Minority Health Project
www.minority.unc.edu
From the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
National Black Women's Health Project
www.blackfamilies.com/community/groups/WomensHealth
Provides wellness education and services, self-help group development,health information, and advocacy to improve the health of Black women.
National Center for Cultural Competence
www.dml.georgetown.edu/depts/pediatrics/gucdc/cultural.html
Aim to increase the capacity of health care programs to design,implement and evaluate culturally competent service delivery systems.
Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates
www.transculturalcare.net
Government Sites
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
(click on "Specific Populations" for minority health information)
Bureau of Primary Health Care
www.bphc.hrsa.gov
Aims to improve the health status of underserved and vulnerable populations.
Health Care Financing Administration
www.hcfa.gov
The HCFA administers the Medicare, Medicaid, and Child Health InsurancePrograms.
Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov
Department of Health and Human Services health information Web site.
Indian Health Service
www.ihs.gov
A free gateway to reliable consumer health and human servicesinformation developed by the U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices.
MedlinePlus
http://medlineplus.gov
A health information service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. For minority health information, click on "Health Topics," then "Population Groups" (under "Demographic Groups" header).
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
www.omhrc.gov
Search databases on funding, media, research, data, and listings ofvolunteer resource persons, or access scientific reports, journals, anddocuments.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov/ocr
Web page of the Office for Civil Rights.
Nurses With Disabilities
ExceptionalNurse.com
www.ExceptionalNurse.com
A resource network for nursing students and nurses with disabilities, nursing faculty members, and guidance counselors. It includes links to disability-related organizations, financial aid, employment opportunities, equipment, technology, legal issues, and research.
Disabled And Injured Healthcare Workers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledAndInjuredHealthcareWorkers/
Click the above link to subscribe to this Yahoo! group. They help physically and mentally disabled nurses who want to stay active in their field. They also help with workplace discrimination.
Other General Nursing Sites
Forensic Nursing Chronicles
http://www.forensicnursingcourses.com/blog/
Real Life Adventures in Forensic Nursing
The Nursing Job Search Handbook
http://www.upenn.edu/careerservices/nursing/jobhandbookindex.html
Advice and samples of resumes and cover letters, tips and examplequestions from job interviews, and guidelines for follow-upcorrespondence. Created by the University of Pennsylvania.
Ask an Experienced Nurse
http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1527
A dozen professional nurses, students, and professors have agreed toanswer and question you may have.
Research a Drug
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/
A drug information resource for the healthcare professional. From JohnsHopkins Health Information.
New and Generic Drug Approvals
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research maintains this page on adaily basis. Also a great resource for public health alerts, drugresearch, and information on safety and side effects.
NursingHands.com
www.nursinghands.com
NursingHands was founded by a group of individuals with a shared commitment to promoting the healing and care-giving power of nurses within the healthcare community.
Healthopedia.com
www.healthopedia.com
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