Organizations Center for Immigrant Health
New York University School of Medicine
www.med.nyu.edu/cih/cultural/index.html
212-263-8783
The Center offers a cultural competence curriculum, research into the
best practices on culturally competent healthcare delivery, information
on cultural beliefs and their impact on health-related behavior and decision-making,
cultural competence training, and reviews of evaluation tools to assess
cultural competence.
Center for the Study
of Cultural Diversity in Health Care
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison
www.med.wisc.edu/cdh
Facilitates the design, implementation, evaluation, and replication of
culturally and linguistically competent healthcare programs to improve
consumer satisfaction and health outcomes for all residents of Wisconsin.
Cross Cultural Health
Care Program
www.xculture.org/training/overview/cultural/assessment.html
Find a list of cultural competency assessment tools.
CultureMed
SUNY Institute of Technology Peter J. Cayan Library
www.sunyit.edu/library/html/culturedmed
Provides resources, both print and Web-based, on culturally competent
healthcare.
Minority Health Project
University of North Carolina School of Public Health at Chapel Hill
www.minority.unc.edu
Conducts educational programs, provides information on research and sources
of data on minority health. The site maintains links to useful organizations.
National Center for
Cultural Competence
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/nccc/nccc11.html
Find a self-assessment checklist for providers of primary healthcare services.
National Center on Minority
Health and Health Disparities
ncmhd.nih.gov
Conducts and supports research, training, dissemination of information,
and other programs with respect to minority health conditions and other
populations with health disparities. Contains a listing of conferences
on cross-cultural care, many of which would be valuable for physicians.
Office of Minority
Health Resource Center
US Department of Health and Human Services
www.omhrc.gov/omhrc
800-444-6472
Find a vast repository of cross-cultural documents, publications, audiovisual
aids, organizations, programs, and funding opportunities. OMHRC's information
specialists can help you find "the latest journal articles about
minority health topics, brochures for minority patients, minority health
data, background material for use in speeches, workshops, class-room presentations,
materials to distribute at health fairs, information on minority health
organizations, and schedules of upcoming minority health conferences."
Patient and Family Education
Services
University of Washington Medical Center
depts.washington.edu/pfes/cultureclues.html
Find "Culture Clues," tip sheets for clinicians designed to
increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from diverse
cultures.
Physicians for Human Rights
www.phrusa.org/research/domestic/race/race_report/bibliography.html
Publishes "The Right to Equal Treatment: An Annotated Bibliography
of Studies on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, Their Causes,
and Related Issues," an annotated list of peer-reviewed articles
about racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
Books • At Risk in America: The Health and Health Care Needs of Vulnerable Populations
in the United States (Jossey-Bass, 2001)
• Cross-Cultural Medicine (American College of Physicians, 2003)
• Cultural Competence Compendium (American Medical Association, 1999)
• Ethnic Minority Health: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography (Medical
Library Association and Scarecrow Press, 1996)
• Guidance for the National Healthcare Disparities Report. Committee
On Guidance For Designing A National Healthcare Disparities Report, Institute
Of Medicine. (The National Academies Press, 2002)
• Health Issues in the Black Community (Jossey-Bass, 2001)
• Minority Health in America: Findings and Policy Implications from
The Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey (The Johns Hopkins University
Press, 2000)
• Promoting Health in Multicultural Populations: A Handbook for Practitioners
(Sage Publications, 1999)
• A Provider's Handbook on Culturally Competent Care: African American
Population (For information, contact Kaiser Permanente, National Diversity
Department, 510-271-6663)
• Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach (F. A.
Davis, 2003)
• Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
Care. Committee On Understanding And Eliminating Racial And Ethnic Disparities
In Health Care, Board On Health Sciences Policy, Institute Of Medicine.
(The National Academies Press, 2003)
Articles
• "Can cultural competency reduce racial and ethnic health
disparities? A review and conceptual model," Brach C and Fraser I,
Medical Care Research and Review, 2000; 57(Suppl 1):181-217.
• "Cross-cultural primary care: a patient-based approach,"
Carillo JE, Green AR, and Betancourt JR, Ann Intern Med. 1999; 130:829-834.
Available free at www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/130/10/829.pdf.
• "Racial and ethnic disparities in the primary care experiences
of children: A review of the literature," Stevens GD, and Shi L,
Medical Care Research and Review, 2003; 60(1): 3-30.
• "A selected, annotated list of materials that support the
development of policies designed to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities,"
Donatiello JE, Droese PW, and Kim SH, Journal of the Medical Library Association,
2004; 92(2):257-265. Available free at www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?iid=11768.
• "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Diagnosis
and Treatment: An Annotated Bibliography of Sentinel Articles," Morehouse
Medical Treatment Effectiveness Center, 1997. Available at www.kff.org/minorityhealth/1322-index.cfm.
Government publications Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
US Department of Health and Human Services
National Healthcare Disparities Report
www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/disparitiesreport/download_report.aspx
The body of the 2003 report—and its many tables—represents the
most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the differences in access
and use of healthcare services by various populations.
Office Of Minority Health
US Department Of Health And Human Services
Closing the Gap, a newsletter of the Office of Minority Health
www.omhrc.gov/OMH/WhatsNew/2pgwhatsnew/Closing.htm
800-444-6472
Office on Smoking and Health
US Department of Health and Human Services
Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups, African Americans,
American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,
Hispanics: A Report of the Surgeon General—1998
The surgeon general's report focusing on tobacco use among four US racial
or ethnic minority groups
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/sgr-min-pdf/sgr-aag.pdf.
Cross-cultural training programs Center for Cross-Cultural
Health
www.crosshealth.com
ccch@crosshealth.com
651-209-8999
Center for Healthy
Families and Cultural Diversity
Department of Family Medicine
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School
www2.umdnj.edu/fmedweb/chfcd/index.htm
Contact: Robert C. Like, MD, MS, Associate Professor and Director
732-235-7662
like@umdnj.edu
Clinical cultural competency courses, workshops, and programs for practicing
physicians.
Center for Multicultural
and Minority Health
NY Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Internal Medicine Associates
Multicultural Affairs Office
Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact: Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH, Associate Director for Multicultural
Education
www.mgh.harvard.edu/mao
jbetancourt@pol.net
212-746-2958
Creative Concepts
www.culturecoach.biz
kari@culturecoach.biz
617-686-1427
Cross Cultural Health Care
Program
www.xculture.org
206-860-0329
National Center
for Cultural Competence
Georgetown University for Child and Human Development
Contact: Tawara Goode, Director
gucchd.georgetown.edu/nccc
cultural@georgetown.edu
800-788-2066
National MultiCultural
Institute
www.nmci.org
nmci@nmci.org
202-483-0700
Web sites Assuring Cultural
Competence in Health Care
www.omhrc.gov/clas
Contains recommendations from the Office of Minority Health for national
standards and an outcomes-focused research agenda on culturally competent
healthcare.
DiversityRx
www.diversityrx.org
A medical reference guide with information on training, standards, research,
and policy. Focuses on culturally competent care and diversity in the
health professions.
EthnoMed
ethnomed.org
This guide to ethnic medicine is a joint project of the University of
Washington Health Sciences Library and the Harborview Medical Center's
Community House Calls Program. It contains information about cultural
beliefs and medical and other related issues pertinent to the healthcare
of immigrants and refugee groups.
HHS Fact Sheet: Eliminating
Minority Health Disparities
www.raceandhealth.hhs.gov
Provides information on the US Department of Health and Human Services'
initiative to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health.
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