Topics beginning with 'H'
Links to local stats on minorities available Nationwide data sources:
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Minority Health
Conference summaries, evidence reports, testimony, and related links.
- Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP)
- Community Solutions to Health Disparities Database
Contains projects and interventions provided by members of the public health community. Find out what other communities in the United States are doing to overcome health disparities challenges.
- Office of Minority Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC's portal to information and resources on minority health and health disparities.
- Eliminating Health Disparities, American Medical Association
The AMA's health disparities advocacy agenda and efforts.
- Factline: Tracking Care in Underserved Communities
Presents information about health disparities faced by women, members of minority groups, the elderly and others.
- Health Disparities Collaboratives
Reducing disparities in health outcomes for poor, minority, and other underserved people.
- Kaiser Family Foundation: Minority Health
Fact sheets, chart packs, reports, surveys and web casts to inform efforts to reduce disparities in health care access and quality.
- Medlineplus Population Group Topics
Offers a number of population based pages on topics such as African-American Health, Native-American Health, Asian-American Health, and Hispanic-American Health.
- Migrant Clinicians Network
The mission of the Migrant Clinicians Network is "to positively impact the physical, mental, and environmental health of Migrants and other mobile, underserved populations."
- National Center for Children in Poverty
Identifies and promotes strategies that prevent child poverty in the US and improves the lives of low-income children and families.
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
The NCMHHD's mission is to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities.
- National Healthcare Disparities Report 2006
Tracks disparities in both quality of and access to health care in the United States for both the general population and for congressionally designated priority populations.
- Outreach Activities and Resources
Links to health information outreach programs, and websites for and about special populations.
- Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Monograph
An introduction to geocoding and using area-based socioeconomic measures with public health surveillance data.
- PubMed Health Disparities & Minority Health Information Resources
Links to tools and resources on health disparities including a pre-formulated PubMed search on health disparities.
- Trends in Indian Health 1998—99
The US Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service data on regional differences and trends in Indian health.
- US Census Bureau Minority Links
Links to the latest data on racial and ethnic populations in the United States.
- US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
In addition to data, statistics, and fact sheets on minority health and health disparities, this HHS website includes cultural competency guidelines and training tools.
- CDC Health Promotion and Health Education: Health Marketing
Information on health marketing basics, resources, tools, research, and evaluation.
- CDC TV
Online videos that cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics. The videos include single-topic presentations as well as series for children, parents and public health professionals.
- Center for Advancement of Health
Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and The Annenberg Foundation, the CFAH "translates to the public the latest evidence-based research on health, health care, prevention and chronic disease management, with an emphasis on how social, behavioral and economic factors affect illness and well-being."
- FDA and You: News for Health Educators and Students
Highlights the latest FDA medical products and health news.
- H.E.R.E. in Washington (Health Education Resource Exchange)
H.E.R.E. is a clearinghouse of public health education and health promotion projects, materials and resources for professionals who conduct health promotion and health education activities throughout Washington State.
- Health Literacy Infomation Resources
Provides a preprogrammed PubMed search on health literacy, in addition to links to authoritative health literacy websites.
- HealthComm Key
HealthComm Key is a searchable database containing comprehensive summaries from published peer-reviewed studies related to health communication.
- Media Materials Clearinghouse
Media Materials Clearinghouse is an international resource for health communication materials, including pamphlets, posters, audiotapes, videos, training materials, job aids, electronic media and other media/materials designed to promote public health.
- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Health Communication Activities
Health communication and information resources from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- Superheroes for Hispanic Health Education
"Superheroes" a joint campaign by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and The Advertising Council is designed to encourage Hispanics to become more involved health care preventive services. Read about the campaign in English at www.ahrq.gov/research/may08/0508RA2.htm.
- US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Healthy Living Toolkit
Tools to help educate refugees and immigrants on the topics of communicable diseases, domestic violence, healthcare, hygiene, maternal and child health, nutrition, respiratory diseases, and women's health, in 16 languages.
- America's Health Insurance Plans
Consumer guides, health insurance coverage data, and links to member websites.
- Campaign for Children's Health Care
Coordinates public education efforts nation-wide to demonstrate the importance of health insurance for children and families.
- Covering Kids & Families
A national advocate for uninsured adults and children. Links to a number of resources for families, researchers, and policy makers.
- MedlinePlus: Health Insurance
The National Library of Medicine's authoritative list of consumer health oriented information on health insurance and related links, including financial assistance, managed care, Medicaid, and Medicare.
- Safety Net Monitoring, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Baseline data and tools to help monitor the status of local safety nets in providing health care to low-income and other vulnerable populations.
- State Scorecard: Washington State
State based rankings for indicators including access, quality, avoidable hospital use and costs, equity, and health lives.
- American Indian Health
National Library of Medicine's portal for information on the health of Native Peoples of the United States.
- Asian American Health
National Library of Medicine's portal for information on the health of Asian Americans in the United States.
- Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool (American Cancer Society)
American Cancer Society cancer education resources in over a dozen Asian and Pacific Islander languages.
- Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources
The National Library of Medicine's list of websites offering health information in multiple languages.
- Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers
The Health Resources and Services gateway to cultural competence resources, including assessment tools, training opportunities, culture and disease specific information.
- CultureMed
Health materials in languages other than English
- Culture Clues
Tip sheets for clinicians, designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from the diverse cultures served by University of Washington Medical Center.
- The Cross Cultural Health Program
Cross Cultural Health Program's website provides cultural competency and medical interpreter training materials, links to national programs, and a resource library.
- EthnoMed
Information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the US. Patient education resources are available in several languages.
- Health Information Translations
Offers a large collection of patient education materials on several topics and in many languages.
- Healthy Roads Media
Healthy Roads Media provides a range of health topics translated into several languages in a number of formats.
- Immunization Action Coalition
Immunization information in over thirty languages.
- Non-English Language Information on Seattle.Gov
Service and community information in over 26 languages on topics such as civil rights, emergency preparedness, housing, utilities, and human services.
- Practicing Cross Cultural Communication
An online training module from the New York New Jersey Public Health Training Center. Explore their other training opportunities at www.nynj-phtc.org/default.cfm
- Quick Guide to Health Literacy
Factsheets, strategies, and related resources on health literacy for government employees, grantees and contractors, and community partners working in healthcare and public health fields.
- Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
RHIN has created a database of quality multilingual, public health resources for those providing care to resettled refugees. See their Documents link for a searchable database of translated health education materials.
- Rehabilitation Provider's Guide to Cultures of the Foreign-Born
Specific information on cultural perspectives of foreign-born persons in the U.S., especially recent immigrants. Public health providers may find this information helpful in addressing the needs of foreign-born recipients of health services.
- Seattle Public Library Languages Resources
The Seattle Public Library provides access to a wide range of online multilingual resources.
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