WEB RESOURCES
Demographic Data
Census
Bureau Estimates
The Population Estimates Program publishes total population estimates
each year. The publication of net population estimates also includes
demographic components of change (births, deaths, and migration).
Go
to this website.
Minority
Links
Quick and easy links to the latest data on racial and ethnic populations in the
United States. Includes information about various ethnic groups, including Hispanic,
African American, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native American populations. Go
to this website.
Health Education
Health Education Materials
in Multiple Languages
Health information access is a basic health care need. Literacy, health-literacy
and language are all issues that can be barriers to obtaining basic health
information. This site contains free audio, written and multimedia health education
materials in a number of languages. Go
to this website.
National Council on Interpreting
in Health Care
The
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) is a multidisciplinary
organization based in the United States whose mission is to promote
culturally competent professional health care interpreting as a means
to support equal access to health care for individuals with limited
English proficiency. The NCIHC started as an informal working group
in 1994 and met yearly until it was formally established in 1998.
The group is composed of leaders from around the country who work
as medical interpreters, interpreter service coordinators and trainers,
clinicians, policymakers, advocates and researchers. Go
to this website.
Office of Minority Health
Resource Center
The Office of Minority Health Resource Center was
established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Minority Health in 1987. OMH-RC serves as a national
resource and referral service on minority health issues. The
center collects and distributes information on a wide variety
of health topics, including substance abuse, cancer, heart
disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and infant mortality.
The Resource Center also facilitates the exchange of information
on minority health issues. Unlike a clearinghouse, OMH-RC offers
customized database searches, publications, mailing lists,
referrals, and more regarding American Indian and Alaska Native,
African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and
Hispanic populations. Go to this website. Go
to this website.
Higher Education Publications
AACU – Diversity
AAC&U has provided national leadership on the issue of diversity
in higher education since 1971. AAC&U’s work in this
area has focused primarily on higher education’s responsibilities
in a diverse democracy and American pluralism, diversity, and justice-seeking
as elements of a quality liberal education for all students. AAC&U’s
initiative American Commitments: Diversity, Democracy, and Liberal
Learning has been the anchor of this work since its launch in 1994.
The project addresses fundamental questions about higher education
in a diverse democracy. The project publishes policy papers and
resources, supports faculty study and institutional planning, and
provides materials for curriculum development and classroom teaching.
Through this initiative and others in this area, AAC&U has
created a community of institutions committed to making diversity
an integral part of educational excellence and civic engagement.
Go to
this website.
Diversity WEB
DiversityWeb is a comprehensive compendium of campus practices
and resources about diversity in higher education. This site is
designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity
at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission.
The
DiversityWeb project is housed within the Office of Diversity,
Equity and Global Initiatives at the Association of American Colleges
and Universities (AAC&U). The office helps colleges and universities
to establish diversity as a comprehensive institutional commitment
and educational priority. Go
to this website.
Journals and Editorials
BMJ
Editorial: Racial/Ethnic disparities in Medical Care
This website contains the full text of all articles published
in the weekly British Medical Journal (BMJ) since January 1994.
In addition, the site contains material that is unique to the website,
such as a question and answer feature; webchats and web blogs;
and daily summaries of health news events in the United Kingdom.
Go
to this website.
Medical Education
Online
An electronic journal which distributes scholarly material in
the field of health professional education. The online journal
contains six sections: Feature Articles, Research Articles, Trend
Articles, the Letters to the Editor Section, the Resource Section,
and the Book Review Section. Go
to this website.
Minority and Ethnic Populations
African American
Registry
The African American Registry features the largest African American History website
in the world. The site offers a broad array of factual information about significant
events and people from the rich African American history. In addition, there
is a poetry and lyrics section featuring an unedited collection of diverse authors,
composers and artists. The Registry also offers an extensive area showcasing
the wide range of American lifestyles through the Black experience: education,
activist, film/TV, music, episodes, theater/the arts, literature, business/medical,
politics/law, abolitionist, sports/outdoors and religion. Go
to this website.
Lao Family Community
Health Services
Lao Family Community Health Services is a founding member of the Multicultural
Mental Health Clinic, a collaboration of La Familia Guidance Center, United Cambodian
Association of Minnesota, Lao Family Community Health Program, and Thad Wilderson & Associates.
This site provides a wealth of health-related resources targeted to the Hmong
community, including information about chemical awareness and abuse programs,
mental health programs, youth services, domestic violence, nutrition, diseases,
and pregnancy. Go to this website.
US
Latino Web sites: Diversity & Ethnic Studies
This site is a great clearinghouse for web sites
related to Latinos. The list includes Chicano (Mexican American),
Puerto Rican, and Cuban American Web resources, as well as sites
that pertain to Salvadorans, Dominicans, Colombians, and Guatemalans
residing in the US . Only Web sites that are reflective of U.S. Latino
realities are included; sites that are exclusively Latin American
in focus are not included. Recommended Web sites are evaluated for
breadth, perceived authority, stability, usefulness, and accuracy.
Web index sites, clearinghouses, directories, e-journals
and electronic news are the focus. A new section reviews a
number of new commercial US Latino portals
and commercial subject directories now being developed and
marketed to Latinos in the U.S. Go
to this website.
