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EthnoMed: Related Projects at the University of Washington and Selected Links to External Sites

Related Web Sites

University of Washington

2000 Cross Cultural Bibliography
Updated Resource Bibliography compiled by Noel Chrisman and Diane Anderson, University of Washington
1995 Cross Cultural Nursing Bibliography
Resource Bibliography compiled by Melinda Mich and Noel Chrisman, University of Washington
Inupiaq - Alaska Native Cultural Profile
Edited and compiled by Chholing P. Taha, MLIS, University of Washington; Cultural review by Rachel Craig, Inupiaq Elder, Kotzebue Alaska, 1999
Tigrean Community Web Site
A Web site being developed by the Tigrean Community and the EthnoMed team for communication and teaching. The site began in 2000 and will be continuously modified
Tribal Connections in the Pacific Northwest
Connecting American Indian/Alaska Native Communities to Health Resources on the Internet, University of Washington funded by the National Library of Medicine

Health and Patient Education Sites

American Cancer Society
ACS has created a special section featuring Asian language materials, as well as links to other cancer related resources.
Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training
A national cancer network intended to address Asian American concerns.
Asian Pacific Islanders Women's Health
Los Angeles District FDA Site with materials on cancer screening in a variety of languages.
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
A centralized location to find current information about Asian Pacific Islander (API ) health status and issues affecting API health.
Cancer Control Planet
National Cancer Institute web site designed to provide access to successful evidence-based intervention programs and products that were developed and evaluated by researchers in the field. You can download or order all the components that were used in the intervention. The Chinese Women's Health Project, a joint project between Harborview Med Center/University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has been selected as one of the interventions.
Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
CIRRIE has developed an eleven-volume monograph series which provides specific information on cultural perspectives of foreign-born persons in the US, especially recent immigrants. The monographs contain specific information about culture that rehabilitation service providers can use to more effectively meet the needs of foreign-born recipients of rehabilitation services.
Lowell Community Health Center
Lowell Community Health Center has made available online downloadable versions of public service radio segments on a number of health topics, along with written handouts reflecting the content of these programs, in Khmer language. No English language versions of the materials are currently available, though information is provided identifying the English sources used to develop the Khmer content. Specific links include:
Multicultural Health Communication
An Australian-based site with aim to facilitate the communication of information about health issues and services to people of non-english speaking backgrounds.
Pregnancy Foresight Project
A resource offering information on preconception and prenatal education in a number of languages, from Swedish Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
Religious Beliefs and Practices Affecting Health Care
Information on how different religious beliefs might affect health care. Produced by the Chaplaincy Services & Pastoral Education at University of Virginia Health System.
Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages (SPIRAL)
A compilation of health materials available in Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotion, Thai, Vietnamese languages. A joint initiative between Tufts University Health Sciences Library and the South Cove Community Health Center.
Translated Health Education Materials
A database of translated health education materials compiled by the British Columbia health agencies.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis information, available in several different languages, from the Department of Human Services, Australia.
Vaccine Information Statements
Vaccine information available in many languages, through the Immunization Action Coalition.

Cross Cultural Health Care Sites

Culture and Clinical Care
Revised 2005, originally entitiled Culture and Nusring Care: A Pocket Guide. UCSF Nursing Press publishes several title of interest to nurses, nursing students, and other health professionals.
Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture
Provides information and resources for clinicians working with immigrant, refugee, and racial/ethnic minority populations.
The Cross Cultural Health Care Program
The mission of CCHCP, Seattle, WA is to serve as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care.
CCHCP has given us permission to post their newsletters (PDF Documents) on our site:
 

Integration-Net
A bilingual web site developed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) as a communications and research tool to meet the needs of the settlement community.
Diversity Rx
This site is a clearinghouse of information on the WWW on how to meet the language and cultural needs of minorities, immigrants, refugees and other diverse populations seeking health care
Refugee Health
Issues in Refugee Health and Resettlement from Texas Department of Health and Baylor University
Center for Cross Cultural Health
A site from the University of Minnesota with a section on community profiles and other resources

Public Health Sites

Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services resources on minority health
Washington State Department of Health
This site contains information on fish and/or shellfish advisories in Washington State waters. Some of the information (Duwamish River, Yakima River) is translated into other languages for areas where there is a higher immigrant population.
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Epilog Newsletter
This newsletter often contains information relevant to public heath concerns of immigrant populations

Southeast Asian Sites

Khmer Health Advocates
KHA provides health assessments and mental health services in the form of individual, family, group and massage therapies for survivors of torture and concentration camp syndromes for Khmer speaking peoples from Connecticut and Western, Mass.
Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project
The mission of the Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project (based in San Francisco, CA) is to improve the health of Vietnamese living in the United States. There are a number of Vietnamese language patient education materials available through their web site.
Southeast Asian Archive
Research resources from the University of California, Irvine
WWW Hmong Homepage
A collection of resources relating to Hmong history, culture, language, and current events
The Cambodian Genocide Program
A Yale University project

Other Sites, including Cultural Competency topics

General Health Care Status of Hispanics
An overview of the health status of Hispanic subgroups in the United States, from Rice University, Texas
Association of Medical American Colleges
Tools for Assessing Cultural Competence Training
Cultural Competency in US HealthCare
Best Practice Website Recommendations compiled by the boston Healing Landscape Project
Doctors in Touch
E-Learning Courses (3 hrs of CME) designed for professionals who care for patients - physicians, nurses, assistants, physical therapists, etc.
 
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