• Achieving Cultural Competence: A Guidebook for Providers of Services to Older Americans and Their Families - This guidebook is provided by the U.S. Department on Aging. Web Address / URL:
  http://www.aoa.gov/prof/adddiv/cultural/addiv_cult.asp

• EthnoMed - This site originating from the Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, "contains information about cultural beliefs, and medical issues related to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the United States." Web Address / URL: http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/

• 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

• 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 - "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 Competence, and Related Links.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.culturediversity.org

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Revised 12/2007

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