July 28, 2003

Diversity/Cross Cultural/Cultural Competence/Multicultural/Ethnicity

BMJ Editorial: Racial/ethnic disparities in medical care bmj.com, 3 Jul 2003; html http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmjusa.03060002v1
pdf http://bmj.com/cgi/reprint/bmjusa.03060002v1.pdf

The important new NAS book entitled Health Professions Education: A Bridge
to Quality (2003) has 10 chapters that that "hit" on communication, including chapters about
the Core Competencies needed for health care professionals
http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/chaphits.cgi?term=communication&isbn=0309087236&submit.x=13&submit.y=7

Resources in Cultural Competency (includes links & bibliographies) from
Neiswanger Inst. Includes links to Professional Agencies with Established Standards and
Initiatives Promoting Cultural Competence, Noteworthy Links, a Selected
Bibliographies for Cross-Cultural Health Care, Cross-Cultural Ethics, and
Training in Cross-Cultural Health Care Delivery. http://www.meddean.luc.edu/ssom/depts/bioethics/resources/cultural/index.htm

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care list of local and regional
interpreter associations around the country that focus on health care interpreting. http://www.ncihc.org/hciaus.htm

Hispanic Patients' Double Burden: Lack of Health Insurance & Limited
English. Commonwealth Fund (Fe 2003). http://www.cmwf.org/programs/insurance/doty_hispanicdoubleburden_592.pdf

Hispanic Population Reaches All-Time High of 38.8 Million, New Census
Bureau Estimates Show (6/18/03) http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03-100.html
See also http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/multimedia/LULAC.html

Does One Size fit all? Exploring Asynchronous Learning in a Multicultural
Environment JALN 7(1) Fe 2003 http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v7n1/pdf/v7n1_morse.pdf
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v7n1/v7n1_morse.asp

US Latino Websites: Diversity & Ethnic Studies
http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Esavega/us_latin.htm
Reznet U.S. online newspaper from Native Am Journalists Association (NAJA)
http://www.reznetnews.org/about/
http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv72002/sld-5186.html

OJJDP Tribal Youth Program:The US DOJ, Office of Juvenile Justice &
Delinquency Prev (OJJDP) information/resources for assisting tribal youth.
The OJDDP Bulletin describes initiatives: www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/193763/contents.html

This is an amazing resource for multicultural groups!
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/

Healthy Roads.org is a MULTIMEDIA, multicultural Web site with remarkable links http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/

Multilingual-Health-Educationnet
http://www.multilingual-health-education.net/faq.asp
Information in English ; French ; Farsi ; Hindi ; Punjabi ; Korean ;
Spanish ; Chinese ; Japanese ; Vietnamese ; Darshan ; Italian Conexión Migrante Health and Education Services site links to agencies
offering educational, health, & other supportive services to seasonal &
migrant farmworkers http://www.stcc.cc.tx.us/Library/guides/migrante.htm

E-HEALTH / TELEMEDICINE / INFORMATICS

dia Congress CRICS VI - BIREME May 8, 2003 (33p). http://www.paho.org/English/DD/IKM/rippen-mexico.pdf

Quality of Health Information on the Internet: Achievements, Lessons & the
Future presentation CRICS VI - BIREME May 8, 2003. http://www.paho.org/English/DD/IKM/risk.pdf

Infodemiology - The Epidemiology of (Mis) Information. http://www.paho.org/English/DD/IKM/gunther.pdf

Promoting Prevention Through Information Tech. Assessment of Information
Tech in ACHP Plans. (23p Alliance of Community Health Plans Feb 2003). http://www.achp.org/cdc/it.pdf

"Bridging the Digital Divide: Informatics & Vulnerable Populations," 2003
Am Medical Informatics Assn
(AMIA) Spring Congress May 28-30 has links to recommended reading, slide
presentations & workgroup sessions under "Spring Congress Schedule" section. http://www.amia.org/meetings/spring/current/info.html

GENETICS/GENOMICS

What Do You Know about genetics*Test your knowledge (at pbs.org) (KQUE). http://www.pbs.org/fredfriendly/ourgenes/what_do_you_know.html

Public Health Genetics (UK) http://www.phgu.org.uk

HIV / AIDS

Visualizing Viral Activities: An Accurate Look into HIV Featured: http://www.sdsc.edu/GatherScatter/GSsummer96/larsen.html
Also http://www.scripps.edu/pub/olson-web/people/larsen/ & click on Theater

IAT Newsletter Update (semimonthly) by the International AIDS Trust tracks
global AIDS development information to educate & "galvanise the public &
decision makers" http://www.internationalaidstrust.org

HIV Medicine 2003 (352 pages) http://HIVMedicine.com/textbook/download.htm
1.5 MB

HIV at Work CDC Web site http://www.hivatwork.org/

Communication Initiative "window" for HIV/AIDS - http://www.comminit.com/hivaids/

Manual of Psychosocial Support re: psychological impact on children whose
parents are dying/died from AIDS for teachers in schools & day care ctrs &
members of local NGOs http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-4533.html

MEDIA LITERACY

What is media literacy? (incl. glossary of media literacy terms . Part of
Media Literacy (KQED topic: education & learning) site
http://www.kqed.org/topics/education/medialiteracy/

Media literacy modules part of an Issues in Media, Literature & the arts
course http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/IDS3305/ See esp module 5
Consumr Culture http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/IDS3305/module5.html ;
module 6, Advertising Literacy
http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/IDS3305/module6.html ; &7 (internet
Literacy)

Teen Health & the Media Web site links to info re: Violence, tobacco,
alcohol & other drugs, etc. http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/ Under violence, for example, you can
link to current news

PUBLIC HEALTH

Due to a misunderstanding over the meaning of a single word ("procurement")
Anthony Fauci states that Congress refused to authorize $250 mil meant to
fund development of a 2d-generation anthrax vaccine. http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030506/01

The Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X) is a new forum to "instantly"
notify others (CDC & "various" health professionals) of an outbreak,
research, & will create reports on specific health topics/track information. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/0707/web-cdc1-07-07-03.asp

"SARS in the Context of Emerging Infectious Threats" [pdf] http://www.nyas.columbia.edu/sars/index.html
(proceedings from the NY Acad Sci ):

Review of CDC's Smallpox Vaccination Prog Implementation: Letter Rept 3 http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10714.html?onpi_listserv053003

Social Capital as a Health Determinant: How is it Defined? Health Policy
Research Working Papers http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iacb-dgiac/arad-draa/english/rmdd/wpapers/engsocial2.html

VIOLENCE

Teen Health & the Media Violence links
http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/news.cgi?section=violence , resources
at
http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/view.cgi?section=violence&page=resources
etc

Grant $ Available fm Women's Div, General Board of Global Ministries, The
United Methodist Church to support projects addressing 5-18 yr olds' needs
in the areas of violence &/or abuse prevention &/or treatment. More info
http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/BFCY_grant.html

Violence as a Public Health Issue
http://www.kqed.org/w/healthdialogues/topics/violence.html

Links to research on the effects of violent media on kids: More links
www.lionlamb.org/research.html

The World report on violence and health, a PAHO/WHO collaboration with the
Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH) June 2003 Full report
in English (also in Fre & Spa): http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/wrvh1/en/

Violence Against Women: The Health Sector Responds http://www.paho.org/English/DPM/GPP/GH/VAWhealthsector.htm
Chap 1 - Gender-Based Violence: a Public Health &Human Rights Problem. http://www.paho.org/English/DPM/GPP/GH/VAWChapter1.htm
Chap2 - The "Critical Path" Studies: From Research to Action Chap 3 - Joining Forces to Address Gender-Based Violence in the Americas Chap 4 - Policy and Legal Reforms on Gender-Based Violence Chap 5 - The Health Sector: Building an Integrated Approach Chap 6 - What Happens at the Clinic? Chap 7 - Beyond the Clinic: Violence Prevention with Other Community Partner Chap 8 - Global Implications: The PAHO Approach to Gender-Based Violence GBV Resources Section ; Bibliography & References ; Full rept in French: http://www5.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/download.cfm?id=0000000591
Full rept in Spanish: http://www.paho.org/Spanish/AM/PUB/Violencia_2003.htm
Building Bridges between Domestic Violence Advocates & Health Care
Providers (Jun, 1999) http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/bridges/bridges.html

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