• Asian American Health - From the National Library of Medicine (NLM), this website serves as a portal to numerous resources on Asian American health. Topics include: Materials in Asian American Languages, Behavioral and Mental Health Issues, Complementary/Alternative Medicine, Health and Diseases, Health Organizations, and Major Asian Populations.
  Web Address / URL: http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/index.html

• Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers - This site from the Office of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, provides access to a variety of resources on cultural competence for diverse populations including: assessment tools, culture/language specific items, diseases/conditions, health professions education, rural and special populations, and web-based training.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/

• EthnoMed: Integrating Cultural Information into Clinical Practice - This site originating from the Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, "contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and related topics pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world."
  Web Address / URL: http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/

• Healthy Minds.org - Healthy Minds is a public information website sponsored by the American Psychiatric Association that provides information about different types of mental illness. Features include access to the Let's Talk Facts series of online brochures, and information on minority mental health. Web Address / URL: http://www.healthyminds.org/

• Minority Nursing Associations and Minority Health Associations - From MinorityNurse.com, links and addresses for a wide range of minority nursing associations and minority health associations throughout the U.S.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.minoritynurse.com/associations/index.html

• National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) - "A component of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, the NCCC provides national leadership and contributes to the body of knowledge on cultural and linguistic competency within systems and organizations. Major emphasis is placed on translating evidence into policy and practice for programs and personnel concerned with health and mental health care delivery, administration, education and advocacy."
  Web Address / URL: http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/

• Office of Minority Health (OMH) - The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) established in 1985 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.omhrc.gov/

• The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture - "From Management Sciences for Health (MSH), this website is designed to assist health care organizations throughout the US in providing high quality, culturally competent services to multi-ethnic populations."
  Web Address / URL: http://erc.msh.org/

• Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links - Categories to explore on this research guide from New Mexico State University Library include: Ethnic Groups, Religious Groups, and Other Populations.
  Web Address / URL: http://web.nmsu.edu/~ebosman/trannurs/index.shtml

• Transcultural Nursing - Categories to explore on this site include: Basic Concepts, Case Studies, Cultural Competency, and Third World Nursing.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.culturediversity.org/

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